NHTSA Campaign 05V305000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 05V305000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V305000 with NHTSA on July 5, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V305000, NHTSA lists up to 39,583 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2004 and June 28, 2005.
Owner notification letters for 05V305000 were scheduled from July 11, 2005, 6 days after the report.
05V305000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V305000 ranks 18 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V305000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 05V305000 was 05V154000, reported on April 19, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L GASOLINE ENGINE, A FUEL SUPPLY LINE CLAMP LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAY NOT BE POSITIONED PROPERLY AND COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POSITION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUEL SUPPLY LINE CLAMP AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE CLAMP. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 11, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VW RECALL NO. M1.
Reported July 5, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V305000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V305000, 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: July 5, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted