2011 Volkswagen Jetta recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Jetta sedan vehicles manufactured from march 18, 2010, through august 22, 2011. Some vehicles had a stainless steel exhaust tip installed at the port during importation. These exhaust tips may extend beyond the original length of the factory-installed exhaust pipes. It is possible for inadvertent contact to occur with a person's leg.
💥 The risk
If the tailpipe extension is hot during inadvertent contact, a burn could occur.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect and replace the stainless steel exhaust tips as necessary free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during november 2011. Owners may contact volkswagen 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
- 11V466000
- Manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Vehicles affected
- 30,294
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-822-8987
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 30, 2011
- Built
- Mar 18, 2010 – Aug 22, 2011
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Volkswagen's safety recall number is 26G8/U3.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .