NHTSA Campaign 16V403000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
NHTSA campaign 16V403000 covers 3 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 16V403000 with NHTSA on June 6, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V403000, NHTSA lists up to 55 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 5, 2015 and November 11, 2015.
The 16V403000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V403000 were scheduled from September 16, 2016, 102 days after the report.
16V403000 covers 3 models from Volkswagen, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V403000 ranks 235 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V403000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 29 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 16V403000 was 15V229000, reported on April 17, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 Jetta vehicles manufactured October 31, 2015, to January 21, 2016, 2016 Passat vehicles, equipped with 1.8T engines manufactured November 13, 2015, to December 9, 2015, and 2016 Golf vehicles manufactured November 5, 2015, to November 11, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the fuel rail may detach from the cylinder head and result in a fuel leak.
- 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 cylinder heads, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 15F7.
Reported June 6, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V403000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V403000, 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: June 6, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted