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What this official recall record says
NHTSA campaign 16V403000 was received on 2016-06-06 and is associated with 3 source rows covering 3 listed vehicle applications. The manufacturer shown in the record is Volkswagen Group of America, Inc..
- applications
- 3
- campaign number
- 16V403000
- potential units
- 55
- manufacturer campaign number
- 15F7
SOURCES
- NHTSA recall 16V403000National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
safety
What the owner should do next
Check the VIN in the official recall lookup. If the campaign applies, contact an authorized dealer about the remedy; recall remedies are normally handled through the manufacturer program. If warning signs or unsafe operation are present, stop driving and arrange safe transport.
- do not drive
- No
- park outside
- No
- vin check required
- Yes
- recommended channel
- dealer
SOURCES
- NHTSA VIN recall lookupNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
causes
Defect described in the recall record
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.
- campaign number
- 16V403000
- official record
- NHTSA recall
safety
Safety consequence in the official record
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.
- do not drive
- No
- park outside
- No
repair options
Official remedy
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.
- vin applicability required
- Yes
- dealer confirmation required
- Yes
applicability
Vehicle applications listed for this campaign
The normalized NHTSA rows contain 3 applications across 1 makes and 3 model labels. This list describes campaign records, not confirmation that an individual VIN is open or unrepaired.
- listed application count
- 3
components
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
applications
- VOLKSWAGEN
- VOLKSWAGEN
- VOLKSWAGEN
SOURCES
- NHTSA recall datasets and APIsNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
methodology
Limits of this database record
Campaign applicability and remedy completion are VIN-specific and can change. This page summarizes the official campaign record; it does not inspect the vehicle, determine whether a symptom is caused by the recalled defect, or replace current instructions from NHTSA or the manufacturer.
- source rows
- 3
- vin check required
- Yes
- individual vehicle verified
- No