NHTSA Campaign 12V331000
TIRES
NHTSA campaign 12V331000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the tires. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 12V331000 with NHTSA on July 16, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V331000, NHTSA lists up to 83 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V331000 were scheduled from September 12, 2012, 58 days after the report.
12V331000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V331000 ranks 48 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V331000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the tires on this site; the one before 12V331000 was 11V312000, reported on June 6, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 BEETLE VEHICLES. SOME VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH SUMMER TIRES THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS 110 "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS" AND 139 "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR LIGHT VEHICLES."
- The risk
- DUE TO AN ERROR AT THE FACTORY, THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH SUMMER TIRES THAT ARE POSSIBLY NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS 110 "TIRE SELECTION & RIMS" AND 139 "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR LIGHT VEHICLES." IN ADDITION, CUSTOMERS MAY BE UNAWARE THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SUMMER PERFORMANCE TIRES. SUMMER TIRES HAVE DIFFERENT GRIP AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS. THESE ISSUES MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT TIRES, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 44K8/W4.
Reported July 16, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V331000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V331000, 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: July 16, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted