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NHTSA recall 15V028000

Fuel System, Gasoline · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

January 23, 2015report date
44,658units affected
Vehicle recalltype
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What's wrong: Volkswagen group of america, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jetta vehicles manufactured March 28, 2014, to November 24, 2014, 2014-2015 Passat vehicles manufactured April 7, 2014, to November 18, 2014, 2015 Golf and Gti vehicles manufactured July 1, 2014, to November 20, 2014, and 2014-2015 Beetle and Beetle Convertible vehicles manufactured March 31, 2014, to November 27, 2014. A…

Why it matters: 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 fuel rails with new parts, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2015.

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All model years NHTSA lists

2014 Volkswagen Beetle, 2015 Volkswagen Beetle, 2015 Volkswagen Golf, 2015 Volkswagen Gti, 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, 2015 Volkswagen Jetta, 2014 Volkswagen Passat, 2015 Volkswagen Passat.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 15V028000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.