NHTSA Campaign 17V137000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 17V137000 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 17V137000 with NHTSA on March 2, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V137000, NHTSA lists up to 4,875 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 30, 2016 and November 30, 2016.
The 17V137000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V137000 were scheduled from March 20, 2017, 18 days after the report.
17V137000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V137000 ranks 154 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V137000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 10 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 17V137000 was 16V337000, reported on May 23, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Jetta vehicles. The affected vehicles have incorrect information on the tire information label, possibly causing the operator to overload the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
- The risk
- Overloading the vehicle may affect vehicle handling or result in tire damage, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers install a corrected tire information label, free of charge. The recall began March 30, 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for the recall is 01B8
Reported March 2, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V137000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V137000, 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 2, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted