NHTSA Campaign 19V188000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
NHTSA campaign 19V188000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear: springs: coil springs. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 19V188000 with NHTSA on March 6, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V188000, NHTSA lists up to 56,173 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 10, 2016 and October 30, 2018.
The 19V188000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V188000 were scheduled from April 12, 2019, 37 days after the report.
19V188000 covers 4 models from Volkswagen, model years 2015–2019.
Owners of the model years 19V188000 covers have filed at least 34 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V188000 vehicles, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf has the most (15).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V188000 ranks 64 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 19V188000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 10 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 19V188000 was 19V114000, reported on February 20, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Golf Sportwagen, 2019 Jetta, 2015-2019 Golf, and 2018-2019 Tiguan vehicles. The rear coil springs may prematurely fracture.
- The risk
- If a coil spring fractures while driving, it may damage a rear tire causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear axle coil springs, free of charge. The recall began April 12, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42J5.
Reported March 6, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V188000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V188000, 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 6, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted