I subscribe to an Australian Government site that gives preliminary advice of vehicle recalls. I received the following email alert yesterday:

Volkswagen—Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan, Transporter, Skoda Octavia and Skoda Superb

Product information

Product description

Volkswagen: Golf, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan and Transporter<Skoda: Octavia and Superb">Model manufactured between 2009 - 2011.

Identifying features

Campaign numbers: 23K2 & 23K523K5 85 Skoda vehicles

What are the hazards?

The defect may lead to leaking diesel fuel and in the worst case could lead to a vehicle fire.

What are the defects?

Engine resonances under certain operating conditions could eventually lead to cracks in an injection pipe.

Where the product was sold

• Nationally

Traders who sold this product

Volkswagen and Skoda dealers

Supplier

Volkswagen Group Australia

I don't know what the campaign or target numbers mean and now patiently await a letter from Skoda!!

Edited 12 February, 201214 yr by Sprightlybob

Thanks for posting.

In the absence of any advice from my local dealer concerning the fairly universal recall of Superb TDI, I visited my dealer who ferreted around on his laptop and advised me that my VIN was excluded from the recall. Hope he got it right!!

When my Superb was in for a "Paint check" in early Jan as it's bumper was peeling - a recall was carried out at this time - i believe it was this recall.

The dealer was Pullman VW who are well on the ball!

Al.

Edited 29 February, 201214 yr by ukcruiser