NHTSA Campaign 15V028000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
NHTSA campaign 15V028000 covers 7 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 15V028000 with NHTSA on January 23, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V028000, NHTSA lists up to 44,658 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2014 and November 20, 2014.
The 15V028000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V028000 were scheduled from February 9, 2015, 17 days after the report.
15V028000 covers 4 models from Volkswagen, model years 2014–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V028000 ranks 76 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V028000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 29 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 15V028000 was 15V019000, reported on January 20, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jetta vehicles manufactured March 28, 2014, to November 24, 2014, 2014-2015 Passat vehicles manufactured April 7, 2014, to November 18, 2014, 2015 Golf and GTI vehicles manufactured July 1, 2014, to November 20, 2014, and 2014-2015 Beetle and Beetle Convertible vehicles manufactured March 31, 2014, to November 27, 2014. A sealing cap at the fuel rail may fail, allowing fuel to leak into the engine compartment.
- The risk
- A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rails with new parts, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 24BL. Note: This recall expands and supersedes recall 14V-809 (Volkswagen recall number 24Bi) and only affects vehicles not previously repaired under that campaign.
Reported January 23, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V028000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V028000, 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 23, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted