NHTSA Campaign 09V164000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NHTSA campaign 09V164000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: driveline: driveshaft. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V164000 with NHTSA on May 19, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V164000, NHTSA lists up to 25,594 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 15, 2005 and November 29, 2008.
The 09V164000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V164000 were scheduled from June 30, 2009, 42 days after the report.
09V164000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2006–2009.
Owners of the model years 09V164000 covers have filed at least 472 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V164000 vehicles, the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta has the most (245).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V164000 ranks 22 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V164000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 09V164000 was 08V397000, reported on August 14, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 25,594 MY 2006-2009 JETTA 5TH GENERATION EQUIPPED WITH 2.01 ENGINE. THE FASTENING SCREW CONTACT SURFACES ON THE DRIVESHAFT COVER PLATE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. SOME SCREWS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TORQUED PROPERLY DURING ASSEMBLY AND COULD LOOSEN OVER TIME, CAUSING A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DRIVESHAFT SCREWS COULD LOOSEN TO THE POINT WHERE THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHES FROM THE GEARBOX.
- The risk
- IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE DETACHED DRIVESHAFT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE THE GEARBOX HOUSING. A DAMAGE GEARBOX HOUSING COULD LEAK GEARBOX OIL ONTO THE STREET AND CREATE A RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVESHAFT SCREWS AND REPLACE THE SCREWS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 24, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. 40J2/S4.
Reported May 19, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V164000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V164000, 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: May 19, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted