8Affected configurations shown16,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE ABRUPT SHIFT TO NEUTRAL COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
What fixes it
Official remedy
VOLKSWAGEN WILL REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
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 09V333000
2010 AUDI A3Open vehicle record →2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTIOpen vehicle record →2009 AUDI A3Open vehicle record →2009 AUDI TTOpen vehicle record →2009 VOLKSWAGEN EOSOpen vehicle record →2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTIOpen 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.