NHTSA Campaign 11V466000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 11V466000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: exhaust system. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 11V466000 with NHTSA on September 7, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V466000, NHTSA lists up to 30,294 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 18, 2010 and August 22, 2011.
The 11V466000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V466000 were scheduled from November 30, 2011, 84 days after the report.
11V466000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V466000 ranks 21 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V466000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 11V466000 was 08V235000, reported on May 28, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 JETTA SEDAN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 18, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 22, 2011. SOME VEHICLES HAD A STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST TIP INSTALLED AT THE PORT DURING IMPORTATION. THESE EXHAUST TIPS MAY EXTEND BEYOND THE ORIGINAL LENGTH OF THE FACTORY-INSTALLED EXHAUST PIPES. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR INADVERTENT CONTACT TO OCCUR WITH A PERSON'S LEG.
- The risk
- IF THE TAILPIPE EXTENSION IS HOT DURING INADVERTENT CONTACT, A BURN COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST TIPS AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 26G8/U3.
Reported September 7, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V466000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V466000, 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 7, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted