{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2022642","date":"2022-11-09","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Visual System","summary":"Issue:\nOn a small number of Golf R models, the incorrect windshield wiper software may have been installed during production. As a result, the windshield wipers may not work.\n\nSafety Risk:\nWindshield wipers that don't work could affect a driver's visibility and increase the risk of a crash.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nVolkswagen will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealership to update the body control module (BCM) software.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"91EN","part_number":null,"units":3,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Compliance Mfr","french":{"component":"Système visuel","notification":"Conformité - fabricant","summary":"Problème :\nSur un petit nombre de modèles Golf R, le mauvais logiciel d'essuie-glaces pourrait avoir été installé pendant la production. Par conséquent, les essuie-glaces pourraient ne pas fonctionner.\n\nRisques pour la sécurité :\nDes essuie-glaces qui ne fonctionnent pas pourraient affecter la visibilité du conducteur et augmenter les risques d'accident.\n\nMesures correctives :\nVolkswagen doit aviser les propriétaires par la poste et leur demander d'amener leur véhicule chez un concessionnaire pour faire mettre à jour le logiciel du module de commande de la carrosserie (BCM)."},"vehicles":[{"year":2016,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"GOLF R","vehicle_id":"2016_volkswagen_golf-r","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/2022642"}