{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V170 (46G4): Model Year 2011-2016 Touareg",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v170/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V170 (Volkswagen): If the brake pedal dislodges, the driver may not be able to apply the brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Touareg, model years 2011 to 2016. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 March 2016. 46,574 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Touareg vehicles. The brake pedal pivot pin may be missing a securing clip, allowing the pivot pin to move and the brake pedal to dislodge. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 46G4. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V170 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the brake pedal dislodges, the driver may not be able to apply the brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V170 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Pedals And Linkages 24 March 2016 2011-2016 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG If the brake pedal dislodges, the driver may not be able to apply the brakes, increasing the risk of a crash. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake pedal a",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:12:56+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:33:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V170 (46G4): Model Year 2011-2016 Touareg\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v170/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}