NHTSA Campaign 02V031000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA campaign 02V031000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed the report for 02V031000 with NHTSA on January 31, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V031000, NHTSA lists up to 55,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2000 and September 30, 2001.
The 02V031000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V031000 were scheduled from March 8, 2002, 36 days after the report.
02V031000 covers 3 models from Volkswagen, model years 2001–2002.
Owners of the model years 02V031000 covers have filed at least 83 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V031000 vehicles, the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta has the most (67).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V031000 ranks 5 of 18 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES, SHORT CIRCUITS CAN OCCUR WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS).
- The risk
- THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 8, 2002. 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 January 31, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V031000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V031000, 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: January 31, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted