NHTSA Campaign 14V656000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 14V656000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 14V656000 with NHTSA on October 20, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V656000, NHTSA lists up to 442,066 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 17, 2011 and July 16, 2013.
The 14V656000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V656000 were scheduled from April 7, 2015, 169 days after the report.
14V656000 covers 2 models from Volkswagen, model years 2011–2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V656000 ranks 4 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 14V656000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 10 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Jetta vehicles manufactured March 1, 2010, to November 30, 2012, and 2012-2013 Beetle vehicles manufactured March 1, 2011, to July 31, 2013. The durability of the rear trailing arms may be reduced in vehicles whose rear trailing arms have been previously deformed, such as a result of a rear or side-rear impact crash.
- The risk
- The reduced durability of the trailing arm may result in its sudden fracture, possibly causing loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a sheet metal inlay on the rear axle trailing arms designed to prevent a sudden loss of control in the event of trailing arm sudden fracture, free of charge. The recall began April 7, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.
Reported October 20, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V656000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V656000, 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: October 20, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted