2002 Volkswagen Passat recall: tires
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain sedans and station wagons equipped with 4.0L W8 engines fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the affected vehicles are equipped with tires of the maximum load rating index 93H; however, they should have been equipped with tires with the load rating index 97H.
💥 The risk
These vehicles should have been equipped with tires having the load rating index 97H.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace all four tires with the proper size tires. Owner notification began september 19, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vw at 1-800-822-8987.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V154000
- Manufacturer recall #
- WD
- Manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Vehicles affected
- 11
- Component
- TIRES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-822-8987
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 19, 2003
- Built
- Oct 1, 2001 – Feb 28, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Volkswagen recall no. Wd.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).