{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2016/059: VW Passat (Sunroof may injure occupants when it is closed from outside vehicle)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2016-059/",
  "summary": "VW Passat: Sunroof may injure occupants when it is closed from outside vehicle. DVSA reference R/2016/059, launched 30 March 2016, 606 vehicles. Defect, remed",
  "excerpt": "Vw Passat. Published by the DVSA as R/2016/059 on 30 March 2016. Concern: Sunroof may injure occupants when it is closed from outside vehicle. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at the DVSA , 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 / UK recalls A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read. R/2016/059 30 March 2016 VW (listed as VW) 97BT 606 Passat 606 17 February 2015 5 February 2016 Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates. No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because the reference DVSA lists is too short to match safely. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees. Check this recall on the DVSA service Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls . CarsMultiverse is an independent ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2016-03-30T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2016/059: VW Passat (Sunroof may injure occupants when it is closed from outside vehicle)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2016-059/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}