{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2008398 (Volkswagen), 2009: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2008398/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2008398, VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT, 2008-11-03. On certain Passat, Passat CC and Passat wagon, an electromechanical steering control unit may.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Passat. Published by Transport Canada as 2008398 on 3 November 2008. System: Steering. What the notice says On certain Passat, Passat CC and Passat wagon, an electromechanical steering control unit may have a malfunction due to a damaged capacitor. If this malfunction occurs, the driver's steering input will not be properly processed by the system and the vehicle may not respond as driver intends. This defect can only … 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 PASSAT is named on 22 American notices, 5 European and 18 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Volkswagen recall 24V834 - 2017-2019 Beetle, Beetle Convertible, 2012-2014 Passat, 20... Volkswagen recall 21V812 - 2021 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and Passat Volkswagen recall 20V533 - 2020 Passat EU Safety Gate alert A12/0497/16: Volkswagen Passat, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert A12/1389/18: Volkswagen Passat, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert INFO/00087/21: Volkswagen Passat, Polo, notified by Germany Israeli recall 15692 (Volkswagen Polo), 2024 Israeli recall 11887 (Volkswagen Caddy), 2016 Israeli recall 11676 (Volkswagen Passat), 2016 Nothing here says ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:30:30+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T16:30:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2008398 (Volkswagen), 2009: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2008398/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}