NHTSA Campaign 05V154000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 05V154000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V154000 with NHTSA on April 19, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V154000, NHTSA lists up to 30,708 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 1, 1998 and May 31, 2000.
The 05V154000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V154000 were scheduled from July 25, 2005, 97 days after the report.
05V154000 covers 2 models from Volkswagen, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 05V154000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V154000 vehicles, the 2000 Volkswagen Golf has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V154000 ranks 20 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V154000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GASOLINE ENGINES AND DOUBLE-LAYER FUEL TANKS, TENSION ON THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE MAY CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP SUPPLY NIPPLE TO CRACK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LEAK.
- The risk
- LEAKING FUEL, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY CAUSE A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE FOR TENSION, AND INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP SUPPLY NIPPLE FOR CRACKING. IF NECESSARY THE FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL PUMP WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 25, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. UU.
Reported April 19, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V154000 (2)
Volkswagen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V154000, 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: April 19, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted