{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016128 (Volkswagen), 2011 to 2016: Brakes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016128/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016128, VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG, 2016-03-22. On certain vehicles, a securing clip at the brake pedal hinge may have become dislodged.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Touareg. Published by Transport Canada as 2016128 on 22 March 2016. System: Brakes. What the notice says On certain vehicles, a securing clip at the brake pedal hinge may have become dislodged during vehicle assembly. This could allow the pivot pin to move out of position, which would allow the pedal to wobble, and could fracture the brake pedal pivot through continued use. A fractured hinge would allow the pedal to … 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. Transport Canada carries this recall as 2016128 , dated 22 March 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V170 , dated 24 March 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 46G4 . Number 2016128 16V170 Dated 22 March 2016 24 March 2016 Register Transport Canada NHTSA Make Volkswagen The two registers are 2 days apart : the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second. These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer ca",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T10:05:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:37:19+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016128 (Volkswagen), 2011 to 2016: Brakes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016128/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}