NHTSA Campaign 10V621000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 10V621000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V621000 with NHTSA on December 10, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V621000, NHTSA lists up to 228,236 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2008 and March 30, 2009.
The 10V621000 report reached NHTSA 20 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V621000 were scheduled from January 31, 2011, 52 days after the report.
10V621000 covers 3 models from Volkswagen, model years 2006–2010.
Owners of the model years 10V621000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V621000 vehicles, the 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V621000 ranks 7 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V621000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 7 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 10V621000 was 09V377000, reported on September 30, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 JETTA, NEW BEETLE, NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, MODEL YEAR 2009 JETTA SPORTWAGEN AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 RABBIT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES. THE JETTA, JETTA SPORTWAGEN, AND RABBIT VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SMALL PLASTIC TAB LOCATED ON THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR THAT MAY CHAFE AGAINST AN UNDERHOOD FUEL SUPPLY LINE. THE NEW BEETLE AND THE NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A FASTENING CLAMP ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM THAT MAY BE LOCATED IN AN IMPROPER POSITION WHICH COULD CAUSE CHAFING AGAINST AN UNDERHOOD FUEL SUPPLY LINE.
- The risk
- IF CHAFING OCCURS, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FUEL LEAK TO DEVELOP. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE UNDERHOOD FUEL LINE. ADDITIONALLY, DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE MODEL, DEALERS WILL EITHER REMOVE THE PLASTIC TAB FROM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR, OR INSPECT THE POSITION OF THE FASTENING CLAMP AND ADJUST THE RELATED FASTENING CLAMP INTO THE CORRECT POSITION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN SAFETY RECALL NO. 20I4/U1.
Reported December 10, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V621000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V621000, 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 10, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted