10Affected configurations shown168,275Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
DUE TO THE RESONANCE CONDITION, INJECTOR LINE NUMBER 2 COULD DEVELOP SMALL CRACKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO FUEL LEAKAGE. LEAKING FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.
What fixes it
Official remedy
VOLKSWAGEN WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED FUEL INJECTOR LINE FOR THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER ON CERTAIN VEHICLES AND WILL INSTALL VIBRATION DAMPERS ON ALL OF THE INJECTOR LINES. VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS TO HAVE THE VEHICLES REPAIRED 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 11V490000
2012 AUDI A3Open vehicle record →2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →2011 AUDI A3Open vehicle record →2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →2010 AUDI A3Open vehicle record →2010 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen 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.