NHTSA Campaign 16V138000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 16V138000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 16V138000 with NHTSA on March 7, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V138000, NHTSA lists up to 5,561 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 21, 2014 and March 1, 2016.
Owner notification letters for 16V138000 were scheduled from March 17, 2016, 10 days after the report.
16V138000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V138000 ranks 148 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V138000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 13 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 16V138000 was 15V705000, reported on October 26, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 e-Golf vehicles manufactured May 21, 2014, to March 1, 2016. Oversensitive diagnostics for the high-voltage battery management system may falsely detect an electrical surge resulting in the vehicle's electric drive motor shutting down unexpectedly.
- The risk
- An unexpected vehicle shutdown can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen has notified owners, and dealers will update the battery management software, free of charge. The recall began March 15, 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93B4.
Reported March 7, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V138000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V138000, 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: March 7, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted