NHTSA Campaign 09V377000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 09V377000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V377000 with NHTSA on September 30, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V377000, NHTSA lists up to 10,200 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 29, 2005 and July 30, 2009.
The 09V377000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V377000 were scheduled from November 16, 2009, 47 days after the report.
09V377000 covers 2 models from Audi, model years 2006–2010.
Owners of the model years 09V377000 covers have filed at least 10 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V377000 vehicles, the 2006 Audi A3 has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V377000 ranks 33 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V377000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 09V377000 was 08V157000, reported on April 8, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 AUDI A3, TT, AND TT ROADSTER PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 AND AUGUST 26, 2009. THE CLOSING FORCE OF AN INTERNAL SPRING OF THE FUEL TANK VENTILATION VALVE IS NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO HOLD THE VALVE CLOSED UNDER EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLY ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK.
- The risk
- IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND AUDI DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK VENTILATION VALVE WITH AN IMPROVED VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 16, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-253-2834.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 20Q3/J3.
Reported September 30, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V377000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V377000, 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: September 30, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted