{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2018266 (Volkswagen), 2012 to 2013: Other",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2018266/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2018266, VOLKSWAGEN EOS, TOUAREG, PASSAT, GOLF, 2018-05-17. On certain early production vehicles, modifications may have been made.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Eos, Touareg, Passat, Golf. Published by Transport Canada as 2018266 on 17 May 2018. System: Other. What the notice says On certain early production vehicles, modifications may have been made prior to sale that could make the vehicles non-compliant with regulatory requirements. Correction: Volkswagen will repurchase the affected vehicles and remove them from the market. 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 EOS is named on 3 American notices and 1 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Volkswagen recall 19V014 - 2015 Passat, 2015-2016 Eos, 2015-2017 CC, 2016-2017 TT Roa... Volkswagen recall 18V329 - 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 E-Golf... Volkswagen recall 18V148 - 2009-2014 Volkswagen CC, 2010-2014 Golf, 2010-2014 Eos, 20... EU Safety Gate alert SR/00793/25: Volkswagen Beetle, New Beetle, Eos + Eos GP, Fox, Golf A6 + Cabrio + Plus, Passat B6 + B7 + CC, Polo Vivo + A04, notified by Germany Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-referenc",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:50:34+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:50:34+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2018266 (Volkswagen), 2012 to 2013: Other\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2018266/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}