NHTSA Campaign 14V441000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 14V441000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
Volkswagen of America, Inc filed the report for 14V441000 with NHTSA on July 21, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V441000, NHTSA lists up to 151,389 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2014.
The 14V441000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V441000 were scheduled from August 19, 2014, 29 days after the report.
14V441000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2009–2014.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V441000 ranks 1 of 9 Volkswagen of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 14V441000, Volkswagen of America, Inc has 1 other recall on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 14V441000 was 13V450000, reported on September 23, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Tiguan vehicles manufactured July 2007 to June 2014. When using winterized fuel, in certain conditions bubbles may form in the fuel system which could result in the vehicle stalling.
- The risk
- A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle's software to increase the fuel pump pressure, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin August 19, 2014. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 24AV/2W.
Reported July 21, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V441000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V441000, 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 21, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted