NHTSA recall 18V369000
NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.
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 | 18V369000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 47N8, 47N9, 47N6 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-06-01 |
| Owners notified | 2018-06-29 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER |
| Units potentially affected | 10225 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2019 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-01-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 10225 |
| Reported remedied | 10086 (98%) |
| Reported unreachable | 2 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 4, 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.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, Passat, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Golf, Golf SportWagen and GTI and Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles. The brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may have insufficient coating, potentially reducing the brake performance.
What can happen
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Volkswagen and Audi will notify their owners. Audi dealers will bleed the rear brakes. Volkswagen dealers will bleed the front and rear brake calipers. Note: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the brake system has been checked. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 47N8, 47N9, and 47N6.
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.
| 2018 AUDI Q5 | Built 2018-03-20 to 2018-05-12. |
|---|---|
| 2018 AUDI SQ5 | Built 2018-03-20 to 2018-05-11. |
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS | Built 2018-04-09 to 2018-06-04. |
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE | Built 2018-03-21 to 2018-05-16. |
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE | Built 2018-03-21 to 2018-05-16. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | Built 2018-03-21 to 2018-05-25. |
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN | Built 2018-03-21 to 2018-05-23. |
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN GTI | Built 2018-03-21 to 2018-05-23. |
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT | Built 2018-04-09 to 2018-06-04. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.