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2012 Volkswagen JETTA SPORTWAGEN Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1296994
Internal NHTSA #	10883370
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	JETTA SPORTWAGEN
Model Year	2012
File date	15/05/16
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta sportwagen. While driving approximately 30 mph, the brakes made a grinding noise and an odor when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear passenger side caliper failed and was rubbing metal to metal. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	58000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	NEW HAVEN, CT
VIN pattern	3VWKP7AJ0CMXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Volkswagen JETTA SPORTWAGEN Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Volkswagen JETTA SPORTWAGEN Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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