{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 22V831 (91EN): 2016 Golf R",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v831/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V831 (Volkswagen): Windshield wipers that cannot be activated may lead to reduced visibility for the driver and increase the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Golf R, model year 2016. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 9 November 2022. 5 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016 Golf R vehicles. Incorrect front windshield wiper software was installed which may prevent the wipers from activating. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 104, \"Windshield … 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: 91EN. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V831 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: “Windshield wipers that cannot be activated may lead to reduced visibility for the driver and increase the risk of a crash.” 22V831 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Visibility/Wiper 9 November 2022 2016-2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R Windshield wipers that cannot be activated may lead to reduced visibility for the driver and increase the risk of a cras",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:52:11+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-23T22:52:11+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 22V831 (91EN): 2016 Golf R\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v831/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}