Volkswagen recall: Fuel system, gasoline
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 Jetta vehicles manufactured October 31, 2015, to January 21, 2016, 2016 Passat vehicles, equipped with 1.8T engines manufactured November 13, 2015, to December 9, 2015, and 2016 Golf vehicles manufactured November 5, 2015, to November 11, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the fuel rail may detach from the cylinder head and result in a fuel leak.
What could happen
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.
The fix
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the cylinder heads, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 15F7.
Vehicles covered
- Volkswagen Golf 2016
- Volkswagen Jetta 2016
- Volkswagen Passat 2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V403000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jun 6, 2016
- Owners notified
- Sep 16, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 55
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Nov 5, 2015 to Nov 11, 2015
- Part
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system › Fuel rail
- Maker's own recall number
- 15F7
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
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- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Tires Oct 31, 2022
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Air bags Jul 27, 2022
- Volkswagen recall: Unknown or other May 5, 2021
- Volkswagen recall: Back over prevention Nov 18, 2020
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.