NHTSA recall campaign

11E036000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Exhaust System

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3Affected configurations shown99,322Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Report receivedAug 9, 2011
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF THE TAILPIPE EXTENSION IS HOT DURING INADVERTENT CONTACT, A BURN COULD OCCUR.

What fixes it

Official remedy

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.

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 11E036000

9999 VOLKSWAGEN EXHAUST TIPOpen vehicle record →2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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