Transport Canada carries this recall as 2014469, dated 22 October 2014. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 14V670, dated 24 October 2014. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 72F1.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2014469 | 14V670 |
| Dated | 22 October 2014 | 24 October 2014 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
| Make | Volkswagen | |
The two registers are 2 days apart: the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 14V670, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2014469
- Recall date
- 22 October 2014
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Models
- Jetta, Passat
- Model years
- 2015
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 119
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles equipped with manual front seatback recliners, the retaining bracket may have been improperly assembled and may not engage correctly. This could cause the seatback to shift fore and/or aft with minimal effort. Should this movement occur unexpectedly with the driver's seatback, it could startle the driver and lead to a crash. In a crash, if the movement occurs on either seat, this could increase the risk of personal injury to the driver and/or front passenger occupant. Correction: Dealers will inspect the seatback recliner retaining bracket, and if found out of specification, it will be corrected.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2014469.