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NHTSARecalled Jun 6, 2016 · #16V403000

Fuel Rail may Detach and Leak

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Description

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. A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.

Product details

Product
  • Fuel Rail may Detach and Leak
  • 2016 Jetta
  • 2016 Passat
  • 2016 Golf
Type
Vehicle
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model numbers
2016 Jetta, 2016 Passat, 2016 Golf
UPCs

What you should do

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.

View the official CPSC notice