NHTSA Campaign 15V311000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 15V311000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 15V311000 with NHTSA on May 26, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V311000, NHTSA lists up to 2,957 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 22, 2015 and March 20, 2015.
The 15V311000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V311000 were scheduled from June 12, 2015, 17 days after the report.
15V311000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V311000 ranks 167 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V311000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 10 other recalls on the equipment on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Tiguan vehicles manufactured January 22, 2015, to March 20, 2015. These vehicles may be equipped with Certification labels that are missing the required tire pressure information and they may state incorrect weight and loading information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
- The risk
- If the labels have incorrect weight and loading information, the operator may overload the vehicle which could cause vehicle instability, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will correct the information on the certification label, free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01A5.
Reported May 26, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V311000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V311000, 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: May 26, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted