{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 22V163 (10H5): 2022 Golf GTI and Golf R",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v163/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V163 (Volkswagen): A loose engine design cover may contact hot surfaces in the engine compartment and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Golf R, Volkswagen Gti, model year 2022. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 16 March 2022. 4,269 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Golf GTI and Golf R vehicles. Certain driving situations, such as high acceleration driving maneuvers, may loosen the engine design cover. 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: 10H5. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V163 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: “A loose engine design cover may contact hot surfaces in the engine compartment and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.” 22V163 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Engine 16 March 2022 2022-2022 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R, VOLKSWAGEN GTI A loose engine design cover may contact hot surfaces in the engine compartment and melt, increasing the risk of a fire. Dealers will remove the engine design cover, free of charge. Once parts become available,",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:29:02+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:53:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 22V163 (10H5): 2022 Golf GTI and Golf R\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v163/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}