Volkswagen Beetle, Golf, GTI, Jetta and 1 more (2014-2015): Fuel system, gasoline
Recall 15V028000 · Jan 23, 2015 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
44,658
vehicles affected
44,658
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V028000
- Date
- Jan 23, 2015
- Maker
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 44,658
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Fuel system, gasoline > Fuel injection system > Fuel rail
- Model years
- 2014-2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is 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 sealing cap at the fuel rail may fail, allowing fuel to leak into the engine compartment.
What can happen
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rails with new parts, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 24BL. Note: This recall expands and supersedes recall 14V-809 (Volkswagen recall number 24Bi) and only affects vehicles not previously repaired under that campaign.
Vehicles covered
5 models, 8 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen | Beetle | 2014-2015 |
| Volkswagen | Golf | 2015 |
| Volkswagen | GTI | 2015 |
| Volkswagen | Jetta | 2014-2015 |
| Volkswagen | Passat | 2014-2015 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V028000?
5 models: Volkswagen Beetle (2014-2015), Volkswagen Golf (2015), Volkswagen GTI (2015) and 2 more, about 44,658 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V028000?
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rails with new parts, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 24BL. Note: This recall expands and supersedes recall 14V-809 (Volkswagen.
What can happen?
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.