{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2018/062: VW Beetle, Jetta, Passat and 6 more (Starter motor may malfunction and overheat)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2018-062/",
  "summary": "VW Beetle, Jetta, Passat and 6 more: Starter motor may malfunction and overheat. DVSA reference R/2018/062, launched 7 March 2018, 149,625 vehicles. Defect, r",
  "excerpt": "Vw Beetle, Jetta, Passat, Scirocco. Published by the DVSA as R/2018/062 on 7 March 2018. Concern: Starter motor may malfunction and overheat. 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/2018/062 7 March 2018 VW (listed as VW) 27F9 149,625 Beetle 16,625 1 March 2011 30 November 2011 Jetta 16,625 1 March 2011 30 November 2011 Passat 16,625 1 March 2011 30 November 2011 Scirocco 16,625 1 March 2011 30 November 2011 EOS 16,625 1 March 2011 30 November 2011 Tiguan 16,625 1 March 2011 30 November 2011 Touran 16,625 1 March 2011 30 November 2011 Sharan 16,625 1 March 2011 30 November 2011 Golf 16,625 1 March 2011 30 November 2011 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 referen",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2018-03-07T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2018/062: VW Beetle, Jetta, Passat and 6 more (Starter motor may malfunction and overheat)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2018-062/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}