NHTSA Campaign 14V125000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 14V125000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
Volkswagen of America, Inc filed the report for 14V125000 with NHTSA on March 17, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V125000, NHTSA lists up to 150,201 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2011 and November 30, 2012.
The 14V125000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V125000 were scheduled from May 13, 2014, 57 days after the report.
14V125000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2012–2013.
Owners of the model years 14V125000 covers have filed at least 60 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V125000 vehicles, the 2013 Volkswagen Passat has the most (60).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V125000 ranks 2 of 9 Volkswagen of America, Inc recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Passat vehicles manufactured January 2011 through November 2012. In the affected vehicles, the low beam headlight bulb may become loose and lose electrical contact.
- The risk
- A loss of low beam headlights may reduce the driver's visibility and increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen notified owners, and dealers will replace the bulb holder, free of charge. The recall began in May 2014. Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagens recall number associated with this campaign is 94G8/7V.
Reported March 17, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V125000 (2)
Volkswagen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V125000, 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: March 17, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted