{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2017256","date":"2017-05-10","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Powertrain","summary":"On certain vehicles, an underbody heat shield may not be long enough to protect the right drive half-shaft grease boot from heat. Over time, this could lead to a grease leak from the boot. If leaking grease comes into contact with heated surfaces of the exhaust system and/or diesel particulate filter (DPF), it could lead to a fire potentially causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will install a revised heat shield and certain vehicles will have the upper boost hose replaced.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"23W5","part_number":null,"units":10106,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Groupe motopropulseur","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"L'écran thermique du sous-châssis de certains véhicules pourrait ne pas être suffisamment long pour protéger de la chaleur la gaine de graissage du demi-arbre de transmission droit. Avec le temps, de la graisse pourrait fuir de la gaine. Si la graisse entrait en contact avec les surfaces chaudes du circuit d'échappement du filtre à particules diesel (DPF), cela pourrait causer un incendie pouvant entraîner des blessures ou des dommages matériels (ou les deux). Mesure corrective : Les concessionnaires devront poser un écran thermique modifié et remplacer au besoin le flexible de la gaine supérieure sur certains véhicules."},"vehicles":[{"year":2012,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","vehicle_id":"2012_volkswagen_passat","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2013,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","vehicle_id":"2013_volkswagen_passat","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2014,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","vehicle_id":"2014_volkswagen_passat","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2017256"}