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Vehicle recall R/2021/320

Volkswagen Passat and others recall: The bolted connection of the pull rod between the electromechanical brake servo and brake pedal could come loose

DVSA recall R/2021/320 names the Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Arteon and Volkswagen Golf. It was launched 10 September 2021. It covers vehicles built 13 January 2019 to 20 May 2021.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2021/320
Launched
10 September 2021
Issued by
VW
Manufacturer reference
47R3
Vehicles
DVSA lists 145 on each model line

What can go wrong

The bolted connection of the pull rod between the electromechanical brake servo and brake pedal may come loose resulting in a loss of all service braking ability.

The fix

Vehicles are not to be driven and the bolted connection of the input rod between the electromechanical brake servo and brake pedal must be checked and if necessary retightened

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 145. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Volkswagen Arteon13 January 2019 to 20 May 2021145
Volkswagen Golf13 January 2019 to 20 May 2021145
Volkswagen Passat13 January 2019 to 20 May 2021145
Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

  • R/2021/404 Driver's air bag may not deploy correctly if activated 11 October 2021, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf
  • R/2021/403 Driver's air bag may not deploy correctly if activated 21 October 2021, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf
  • R/2021/142 The positive battery cable and the control unit cable may have been mixed up 8 April 2021, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Arteon
  • R/2022/074 Engine compartment covers could come loose from their attachment 22 March 2022, Volkswagen T-Roc, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Golf and others
  • R/2021/055 Faulty crash sensors for air bag and restraint systems may have been fitted in the front doors 19 February 2021, Volkswagen Golf
  • R/2022/086 The fuse in the high-voltage system of plug-in hybrid vehicles was in some cases produced with too little so-called fire sand 7 April 2022, Volkswagen Arteon, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Passat and others

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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