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DVSA recall R/2015/002: VW Jetta and Beetle (Directional control may be lost)

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Vw Jetta, Beetle. Published by the DVSA as R/2015/002 on 8 June 2015. Concern: Directional control may be lost.

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DVSA referenceR/2015/002
Launched8 June 2015
MakeVW (listed as VW)
Manufacturer reference42G8
Vehicles listed10,572

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Jetta5,2861 October 20111 August 2013
Beetle5,2861 October 20111 August 2013

Concern

Directional control may be lost

Defect, as DVSA words it

On vehicles with torsion beam rear axle the trailing arm of the rear axle can be deformed in a rear impact of the vehicle or when reversing too quickly over a relatively high obstacle (such as very high kerbs). If this deformation or pre-damage is not recognised a trailing arm of the rear axle can suddenly break later because of the related weakening of the rear axle.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

On vehicles which have been involved in a rear impact or reversed at speed over a high obstacle. The trailing arm of the torsion beam rear axle is checked for accident damage and replaced if necessary. In other instances a brace plate will be fitted to the trailing arms.

What changed since we first read it

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.

The same recall in other registers

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 site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

VW JETTA in the other registers

This site holds seven national and European registers. VW JETTA is named on 1 Canadian notices and 6 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.

The Canadian register

The European register

Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.

VW elsewhere in this register

VW is named on 219 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.

The same concern: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MAY BE LOST

8 notices in this register name DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MAY BE LOST. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.

Reading this against the source

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