NHTSA Campaign 15V019000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
NHTSA campaign 15V019000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 15V019000 with NHTSA on January 20, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V019000, NHTSA lists up to 26,008 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 21, 2011 and November 13, 2012.
The 15V019000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V019000 were scheduled from March 17, 2015, 56 days after the report.
15V019000 covers 5 models from Audi, model years 2011–2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V019000 ranks 96 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V019000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 29 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Audi S4, S5, Q7, 2012 Audi A6, Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid, and 2012-2013 Audi A7 vehicles. In the affected vehicles the fuel injection system may experience a fuel leak.
- The risk
- A fuel leak in the injection system in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rails and corresponding seals, free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2015. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834 or Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 24AP for Audi customers and 24BK for Volkswagen customers.
Reported January 20, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V019000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V019000, 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: January 20, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted