Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, Passat (2016): Fuel system, gasoline
Recall 16V403000 · Jun 6, 2016 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
55
vehicles affected
55
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V403000
- Date
- Jun 6, 2016
- Maker
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 55
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Fuel system, gasoline > Fuel injection system > Fuel rail
- Model years
- 2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is 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 fuel leak.
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 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.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 3 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen | Golf | 2016 |
| Volkswagen | Jetta | 2016 |
| Volkswagen | Passat | 2016 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V403000?
3 models: Volkswagen Golf (2016), Volkswagen Jetta (2016), Volkswagen Passat (2016), about 55 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V403000?
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.
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.