NHTSA Campaign 01V157000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 01V157000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed the report for 01V157000 with NHTSA on May 3, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V157000, NHTSA lists up to 70,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 1999 and December 29, 2000.
The 01V157000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V157000 were scheduled from May 1, 2001.
01V157000 covers 2 models from Audi and Volkswagen, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V157000 covers have filed at least 55 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V157000 vehicles, the 2000 Volkswagen Passat has the most (30).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V157000 ranks 4 of 18 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC recalls on this site.
Besides 01V157000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC has 3 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 01V157000 was 99V222000, reported on August 12, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SULFUR IN FUEL INTERACTS WITH CERTAIN ADDITIVES FOUND IN WIDELY AVAILABLE GASOLINE CAUSING SULFUR TO BECOME DEPOSITED ON THE CONTACT POINTS OF THREE FUEL SENDING UNITS MOUNTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THIS COULD CAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ FULL WHILE THE FUEL TANK MAY NOT IN FACT BE FULL OR COULD BE EMPTY.
- The risk
- RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT FUEL IN THE TANK LEAD TO SAFETY PROBLEMS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNITS AND REPLACE THEM WITH FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNITS USING A NEW ALLOY COMPOSED OF GOLD, SILVER, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF NICKEL, WHICH WILL NOT CHEMICALLY REACT WITH SULFUR. VW/AUDI WILL ALSO CALL BACK VEHICLES THAT WERE REPAIRED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL LAST JUNE IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE UPDATED FUEL SENDING UNITS NHTSA 00V137/AUDI LB). OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 1, 2001. 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 AUDI AT 1-866-892-2834.
Reported May 3, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V157000 (4)
Audi (2)
Volkswagen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V157000, 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: May 3, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted