NHTSA Campaign 08V577000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NHTSA campaign 08V577000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion). The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 08V577000 with NHTSA on November 3, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V577000, NHTSA lists up to 130 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 15, 2008 and September 23, 2008.
The 08V577000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V577000 were scheduled from December 5, 2008, 32 days after the report.
08V577000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 08V577000 covers have filed at least 20 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V577000 ranks 47 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V577000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the steering on this site; the one before 08V577000 was 05V540000, reported on November 30, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VW IS RECALLING 130 MY 2009 PASSAT, PASSAT WAGON, AND PASSAT CC VEHICLES. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE AN ELECTROMECHANICAL STEERING GEAR CONTROL UNIT THAT CAN MALFUNCTION DUE TO A DAMAGED CAPACITOR. IF THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS, THE DRIVER'S STEERING INPUT IS NOT PROPERLY PROCESSED BY THE SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE MAY NOT RESPOND AS THE DRIVER INTENDS. THIS DEFECT CAN ONLY OCCUR IMMEDIATELY AFTER VEHICLE START-UP WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
- The risk
- DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO OVERCOME THE SYSTEM DURING MALFUNCTION WILL CAUSE (1) VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL; (2) THE STEERING SYSTEM MOTOR TO TURN OFF; (3) THE RED STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE; AND (4) AUDIBLE WARNINGS TO CHIME. A MALFUNCTIONING STEERING SYSTEM COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VW RECALL NO. 48J1/P3.
Reported November 3, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V577000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V577000, 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: November 3, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted