NHTSA recall campaign

08V235000

Engine And Engine Cooling

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2Affected configurations shown6,579Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling
Report receivedApr 5, 2010
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

AN ENGINE SURGE CAUSED BY AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM MAY SURPRISE THE VEHICLE OPERATOR AND CAN RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND UPDATE THE ECM SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 30, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-893-5298.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 08V235000

2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUANOpen vehicle record →2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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