NHTSA Campaign 11V490000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
NHTSA campaign 11V490000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, diesel. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 11V490000 with NHTSA on October 3, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 11V490000, NHTSA lists up to 168,275 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V490000 were scheduled from November 15, 2011, 43 days after the report.
11V490000 covers 3 models from Volkswagen and Audi, model years 2009–2012.
Owners of the model years 11V490000 covers have filed at least 508 complaints naming the fuel system, diesel, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V490000 vehicles, the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta has the most (195).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V490000 ranks 9 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V490000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the fuel system, diesel on this site; the one before 11V490000 was 04V586000, reported on December 15, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL 2009-2012 JETTA AND JETTA SPORTWAGEN VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2008 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011, MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011, AND MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 AUDI A3 VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011, THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L TDI COMMON RAIL DIESEL ENGINE/CLEAN DIESEL ENGINE. THE FUEL INJECTION PULSES COULD COINCIDE WITH THE NATURAL FREQUENCY OF THE INJECTOR LINE #2, IN SPECIFIC LOAD AND RPM CONDITIONS. THIS RESONANCE CREATES ADDITIONAL STRESS IN THE FUEL LINE.
- The risk
- DUE TO THE RESONANCE CONDITION, INJECTOR LINE NUMBER 2 COULD DEVELOP SMALL CRACKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO FUEL LEAKAGE. LEAKING FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.
- The fix
- VOLKSWAGEN WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED FUEL INJECTOR LINE FOR THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER ON CERTAIN VEHICLES AND WILL INSTALL VIBRATION DAMPERS ON ALL OF THE INJECTOR LINES. VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS TO HAVE THE VEHICLES REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 23J9/V5 & 23J8/K5.
Reported October 3, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V490000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V490000, 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: October 3, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted