NHTSA Campaign 12V147000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 12V147000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 12V147000 with NHTSA on April 5, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V147000, NHTSA lists up to 15 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 15, 2011 and November 21, 2011.
The 12V147000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V147000 were scheduled from April 20, 2012, 15 days after the report.
12V147000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V147000 ranks 51 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 ROUTAN VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 15, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 21, 2011. SOME VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH RIGHT REAR HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE NOT FULLY MACHINED.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN A DECREASE IN DURABILITY, WHICH MAY LEAD TO WHEEL SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGENS SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 42G3/W2.
Reported April 5, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V147000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V147000, 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