NHTSA Campaign 06V472000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
NHTSA campaign 06V472000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V472000 with NHTSA on December 12, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V472000, NHTSA lists up to 58,800 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2005 and April 30, 2006.
The 06V472000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V472000 were scheduled from January 12, 2007, 31 days after the report.
06V472000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2006–2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V472000 ranks 15 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L ENGINE WITH 147 KW MAY HAVE A VACUUM LINE THAT MAY FRACTURE AND BECOME DISCONNECTED AT LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND THE DRIVER WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED EFFORT TO APPLY THE BRAKES POSSIBLY INCREASING VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE NEWLY DESIGNED VACUUM LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-893-5298.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. P7.
Reported December 12, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V472000 (2)
Volkswagen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V472000, 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: December 12, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted