{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998158 (Volkswagen), 1993 to 1996: Structure",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998158/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998158, VOLKSWAGEN GOLF, JETTA, GTI, 1998-08-20. THE BOLTS SECURING THE FRONT HOOD LATCH MAY LOSE THEIR SPECIFIED FASTENING TORQUE.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, Gti. Published by Transport Canada as 1998158 on 20 August 1998. System: Structure. What the notice says The bolts securing the front hood latch may lose their specified fastening torque over time. should this happen, the latch could move out of its design position and cause disengagement of the hood striker from the latch. in some vehicles the latch may not have been properly aligned during production. repeated opening … 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 GOLF is named on 31 American notices, 4 European and 17 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. VW recall 24V480 - 2022-2024 Golf R, Golf GTI, 2024 Atlas, and 2024 Atlas Cro... Volkswagen recall 23V604 - 2019 Golf, Golf Alltrack, Golf Sportwagen, 2019-2020 Golf... Volkswagen recall 23V437 - 2023 Golf R A8 and Golf GTI 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 EU Safety Gate alert A12/00188/24: VW – Volkswagen Arteon, Golf, Golf Variant, Passat, notified by Germany Israeli re",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:39:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:39:13+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998158 (Volkswagen), 1993 to 1996: Structure\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998158/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}