Active defect investigations of vehicles, tires and child car seats

If you are having a safety-related problem with your vehicle, your tires or a child car seat, complete the defect complaint form.

List of active defect investigations

This table lists active Transport Canada defect investigations. We investigate to find out if there are actual safety-related defects within the associated group of motor vehicles, tires and child car seats.

Transport Canada file no.

Year, make, model

Potential safety-related defect

Date opened

3280-14-60

Kia Soul
2014-2019

Kia Soul EV
2014-2019

Seat heater failures creating a risk of burn injuries

2023-11

3280-15-10

Volkswagen Golf TDI
2011-2015

Volkswagen Golf Wagon TDI
2011-2015

Volkswagen Jetta TDI
2011-2015

Volkswagen Beetle TDI
2011-2015

Volkswagen Passat TDI
2011-2015

Audi A3 TDI
2011-2015

Auxiliary Heater Fires

2023-01

3280-07-49

2015-2022 recreational vehicles that have a Winntec or WIC model number 6020 propane regulator and that are not already included in one of the safety recall campaigns listed below:

2021-328, 2021-364, 2021-367, 2021-368, 2021-369, 2021-388, 2021-398, 2021-536, 2021-552, 2021-562, 2021-563, 2021-564, 2021-569 and 2022-040.

Propane (LPG) regulator failure creating a risk of fire

2022-03