# Transport Canada recall 1989167

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1989167
- Manufacturer's number: QP
- Reported: 1989\-12\-12
- Component: Brakes
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 625

## What is wrong

A CONTOUR DEVIATION IN THE BRAKE LINE COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LINE   TO CHAFE AGAINST A PREHEATING TUBE. PROLONGED CHAFING COULD LEAD   TO BRAKE LINE LEAKAGE AND A POSSIBLE PARTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE   WHICH COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE   VEHICLE CRASH.  CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND BRAKE LINES WILL BE   RE\-CONTOURED OR REPLACED IF NECESSARY.

V.I.N. RANGE \- WVW..O16.JW015810 TO WVW..016.JW769065

WVW..016.KW000084 TO WVW..016.KW121988


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1987 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/1987/recalls.md)
- [1988 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/1988/recalls.md)
- [1989 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/1989/recalls.md)

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1989167](/v1/recalls/tc/1989167)

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