{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1997038 (Volkswagen), 1987 to 1992: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997038/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1997038, VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, GOLF, 1997-02-18. NOTE: GASOLINE POWERED FUEL INJECTED VEHICLES. DURING WINTER PERIODS OF LOW TEMPERATURE.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Jetta, Golf. Published by Transport Canada as 1997038 on 18 February 1997. System: Engine. What the notice says Note: gasoline powered fuel injected vehicles. during winter periods of low temperature with high humidity, the air pre-heating system may not be sufficient to prevent throttle icing during long distance driving due to pre-heater vacuum switch contamination. this could prevent the throttle from returning to the idle … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. This site holds seven national and European registers. Volkswagen JETTA is named on 34 American notices, 2 European and 4 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Volkswagen recall 11V490 - Model 2009-2012 Jetta and Jetta Sportwagen Volkswagen recall 11V466 - Model Year 2011-2012 Jetta Sedan Volkswagen recall 11V196 - Model Year 2011 Jetta EU Safety Gate alert A12/0863/16: VW Golf, Jetta, Up, Volkswagen CC, Tiguan, Polo, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert INFO/00145/21: Volkswagen Golf A7, Golf A7 Variant, Tiguan, Jetta A7, Golf A7 TDI, notified by France Israeli recall 11887 (Volkswagen Caddy), 2016 Israeli recall 12986 (Volkswagen Jetta), 2020 Israeli recall 12965 (Volkswagen Jetta), 2020 Nothing here says any of these ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:09:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:09:57+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1997038 (Volkswagen), 1987 to 1992: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1997038/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}