NHTSA recall 16V403000
Fuel System, Gasoline · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Details
What's wrong: 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…
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 cylinder heads, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
All model years NHTSA lists
2016 Volkswagen Golf, 2016 Volkswagen Jetta, 2016 Volkswagen Passat.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 16V403000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.