NHTSA Campaign 00V280000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
NHTSA campaign 00V280000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: upper arm. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed the report for 00V280000 with NHTSA on September 20, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V280000, NHTSA lists up to 4,218 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2000 and August 31, 2000.
The 00V280000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V280000 were scheduled from September 15, 2000.
00V280000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V280000 ranks 8 of 18 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC recalls on this site.
Besides 00V280000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 00V280000 was 99V300000, reported on November 10, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- 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.
Reported September 20, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V280000 (2)
Volkswagen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V280000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 20, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted