# NHTSA recall 15V705000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V705000
- Manufacturer's number: 23R1
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2015\-10\-26
- Owners notified: 2016\-03\-09
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
- Units potentially affected: 91867

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain model year 2015\-2016 Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Passat, Golf and Golf SportWagen vehicles.  In the affected vehicles, the camshaft lobe that drives the brake vacuum pump may shear off, resulting in a loss of brake assist.


## What can happen

If the camshaft lobe shears off there would be a loss of brake assist, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen dealer will update the engine control module \(ECM\) software. The recall began March 2016.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-822\-8987.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 23R1.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-07\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 91867
- Reported remedied: 85273 \(92%\)
- Reported unreachable: 408
- Reported removed: 35

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE](/makes/volkswagen/beetle/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-14 to 2015\-08\-18.
- [2016 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE](/makes/volkswagen/beetle/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-14 to 2015\-08\-18.
- [2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF](/makes/volkswagen/golf/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-20 to 2015\-07\-17.
- [2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF](/makes/volkswagen/golf/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-20 to 2015\-07\-17.
- [2015 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-12 to 2015\-09\-29.
- [2016 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-12 to 2015\-09\-29.
- [2015 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-17 to 2015\-08\-26.
- [2016 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-03\-18 to 2015\-06\-24.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [V0116152014815\_20](/bulletins/11038146.md), 2026-10-06, Service bulletin
- [SM 35\-2026](/bulletins/11036867.md), 2026-09-04, Other
- [V1718062017813\_24](/bulletins/11035762.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [V1719012012855\_81](/bulletins/11034617.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TT 13\-20\-01\_3](/bulletins/11034614.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TT 10\-18\-02\_2](/bulletins/11034613.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-26\-21](/bulletins/11030847.md), 2026-04-06, Service bulletin
- [V4418012043620\_8](/bulletins/11026174.md), 2025-12-05, Service bulletin
- [WLA\-25\-11](/bulletins/11025452.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V2125012077512\_2](/bulletins/11025438.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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