NHTSA Campaign 11V312000
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
NHTSA campaign 11V312000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 11V312000 with NHTSA on June 6, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V312000, NHTSA lists up to 4 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 8, 2010 and December 16, 2010.
The 11V312000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V312000 were scheduled from June 1, 2011.
11V312000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V312000 ranks 53 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V312000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the tires on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012, CC VEHICLES, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138, "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS)." THE FACTORY INSTALLED WHEELS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE PORT WITH ACCESSORY WHEELS AND TIRES THAT WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE PROPER TPMS SENSORS.
- The risk
- WITH THE INCORRECT TPMS SENSORS, DRIVERS WILL RECEIVE A CONSTANT WARNING FROM THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM ALERTS THE DRIVER BUT, DUE TO INCORRECT TPMS SENSORS, THE SYSTEM CANNOT DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. THIS INCREASES THE RISK THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE DRIVEN WITH ONE OR MORE UNDERINFLATED TIRES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A TIRE FAILURE THAT MAY LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The fix
- VOLKSWAGEN WILL REPLACE THE TPMS SENSORS WITH THE PROPER SENSORS TO MAKE THE TPMS SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLES COMPLIANT WITH FMVSS 138. AS OF JUNE 1, 2011, VOLKSWAGEN HAS CONTACTED ALL AFFECTED CUSTOMERS TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN SAFETY RECALL NO. 44J4/XO.
Reported June 6, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V312000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V312000, 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: June 6, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted