2000–2001 Volkswagen Golf recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. One of two brackets used to bolt the front suspension control arm in front of the vehicle to the body structure may not have been welded sufficiently.
💥 The risk
The control arm could gradually loosen and ultimately separate from its bracket in normal driving which could cause the vehicle to be difficult to control or result in loss of control. As the bracket loosens, loud metallic knocking sounds in from the vehicle will be heard.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the bracket and if the welding is insufficient, will replace the control arm.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V280000
- Manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Vehicles affected
- 4,218
- Component
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-822-8987
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 15, 2000
- Built
- Apr 1, 2000 – Aug 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began september 15, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).