NHTSA Campaign 14V182000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
NHTSA campaign 14V182000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines. The repair is free.
Volkswagen of America, Inc filed the report for 14V182000 with NHTSA on April 15, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V182000, NHTSA lists up to 26,452 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 3, 2014 and April 8, 2014.
Owner notification letters for 14V182000 were scheduled from April 16, 2014, 1 day after the report.
14V182000 covers 3 models from Volkswagen, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 14V182000 covers have filed at least 74 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V182000 vehicles, the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta has the most (74).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V182000 ranks 4 of 9 Volkswagen of America, Inc recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014 Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, and Passat vehicles equipped with a 1.8T engine and torque converter automatic transmission. In the affected vehicles, the O-ring seals between the oil cooler and the transmission may leak fluid.
- The risk
- The leaking transmission fluid could contact a hot surface and result in a vehicle fire.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the O-ring seals in the transmission oil cooler, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on April 16, 2014. Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 38B9/9V.
Reported April 15, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V182000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V182000, 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 15, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted