NHTSA Campaign 06V017000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 06V017000 covers 3 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 06V017000 with NHTSA on January 23, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V017000, NHTSA lists up to 74,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2002 and March 31, 2003.
The 06V017000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V017000 were scheduled from April 10, 2006, 77 days after the report.
06V017000 covers 3 models from Audi and Volkswagen, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 06V017000 covers have filed at least 194 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V017000 vehicles, the 2003 Volkswagen Passat has the most (137).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V017000 ranks 10 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V017000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 06V017000 was 05V305000, reported on July 5, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM SEPTEMBER 2002 - MARCH 2003, EQUIPPED WITH 1.8L TURBO, 2.8L V6, OR 3.0L ENGINES, A CHANGE IN THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR COMPONENTS IN THE FUEL PUMP CAN LEAD TO AN INOPERATIVE FUEL PUMP AND, ULTIMATELY, STOPPAGE OF FUEL SUPPLY TO THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO STALL.
- The risk
- IF FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE IS INTERRUPTED, THE VEHICLE COULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND THUS PRESENT A POTENTIAL RISK OF CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-222-8987 OR AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
- Notes
- VW RECALL NO. M7 AND AUDI RECALL NO. JL.
Reported January 23, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V017000 (3)
Audi (2)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V017000, 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 23, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted