Vw Touareg. Published by the DVSA as R/2015/059 on 20 April 2015. Concern: Fuel may leak.
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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.
| DVSA reference | R/2015/059 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 20 April 2015 |
| Make | VW (listed as VW) |
| Manufacturer reference | 24BK |
| Vehicles listed | 13 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touareg | 13 | 1 April 2011 | 30 April 2012 |
Concern
Defect, as DVSA words it
Remedy, as DVSA words it
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 TOUAREG in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. VW TOUAREG is named on 12 European notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The European register
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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.
- R/2015/044 · 20 April 2015 · Beetle · Fuel May Leak Resulting In Possible Fire
- R/2015/002 · 8 June 2015 · Jetta, Beetle · Directional Control May Be Lost
- R/2015/097 · 24 June 2015 · Golf, Passat · Directional Control May Be Compromised
- R/2014/176 · 15 February 2015 · Up!, Polo · Unintentional Airbag Deployment
- R/2015/130 · 4 August 2015 · Polo · Backrest May Not Perform Correctly In A Collision
- R/2015/117 · 5 August 2015 · Amarok · Front Wheels May Lock
- R/2015/164 · 12 August 2015 · Amarok, Caddy · Airbag May Not Deploy
- R/2015/001 · 29 December 2014 · Crafter · Gearbox Prop Shaft May Detach
The same concern: FUEL MAY LEAK
141 notices in this register name FUEL MAY LEAK. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- R/2015/031 · 20 April 2015 · A7, Q5, A6 · Fuel May Leak
- R/2015/053 · 13 April 2015 · Clio · Fuel May Leak
- R/2015/026 · 30 April 2015 · Ecosport · Fuel May Leak
- R/2014/167 · 30 March 2015 · Juke · Fuel May Leak
- R/2015/080 · 14 May 2015 · Canter · Fuel May Leak
- R/2015/106 · 1 June 2015 · Steed · Fuel May Leak
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