Volkswagen Routan, Grand Caravan. Published by Transport Canada as 2014031 on 3 February 2014. System: Structure.
What the notice says On certain vehicles modified for wheelchair accessibility by the Liberty Motor Company Inc., the rear axle may fracture due to a combination of corrosion damage and operation on rough roads. If the rear axle fractures, vehicle handling may be adversely affected, creating the risk of a crash and increasing the risk of …
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Volkswagen ROUTAN in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2014031
- Recall date
- 3 February 2014
- Make
- Volkswagen, Dodge
- Models
- Routan, Grand Caravan
- Model years
- 2008 to 2010
- Vehicle class
- Minivan
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 166
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles modified for wheelchair accessibility by the Liberty Motor Company Inc., the rear axle may fracture due to a combination of corrosion damage and operation on rough roads. If the rear axle fractures, vehicle handling may be adversely affected, creating the risk of a crash and increasing the risk of injury and/or property damage. Correction: Freedom Motors assigned service shops will inspect axles and reinforce or replace as necessary.
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Volkswagen elsewhere in this register
Volkswagen is named on 284 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2014068 · 5 March 2014 · Golf, Jetta, Passat · Accessories
- 2014069 · 5 March 2014 · GTI, Jetta · Electrical
- 2014080 · 17 March 2014 · Passat · Lights And Instruments
- 2014136 · 16 April 2014 · Jetta, Passat, Beetle · Powertrain
- 2014266 · 2 July 2014 · Routan · Electrical
- 2014288 · 9 July 2014 · GTI, Golf · Suspension
- 2014295 · 16 July 2014 · Golf · Powertrain
- 2014307 · 22 July 2014 · Tiguan · Fuel System
The same system: Structure
800 notices in this register name Structure. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2014026 · 30 January 2014 · Wildcat · Structure
- 2014011 · 21 January 2014 · Allegro · Structure
- 2014131 · 10 April 2014 · Tz-50 Aerial Lift · Structure
- 2014133 · 15 April 2014 · FLT, FXP · Structure
- 2014137 · 16 April 2014 · Leaf · Structure
- 2014142 · 22 April 2014 · X5 · Structure
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Volkswagen: 284 in the register, and 591 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2014.
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