NHTSA Campaign 12V146000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
NHTSA campaign 12V146000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, diesel. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 12V146000 with NHTSA on April 5, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V146000, NHTSA lists up to 153 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2011 and June 1, 2011.
The 12V146000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V146000 were scheduled from April 27, 2012, 22 days after the report.
12V146000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V146000 ranks 45 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V146000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the fuel system, diesel on this site; the one before 12V146000 was 11V490000, reported on October 3, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 PASSAT VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 18, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 1, 2011. DURING ASSEMBLY, THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH A DIESEL FUEL FILTER ELEMENT THAT MAY NOT SEAL CORRECTLY.
- The risk
- OVER TIME, OR AFTER CERTAIN DRIVING DISTANCES, THESE VEHICLES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FUEL LEAKAGE. LEAKING FUEL, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.
- The fix
- VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DIESEL FUEL FILTER ELEMENTS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGENS SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 20R7/W3.
Reported April 5, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V146000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V146000, 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: April 5, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted