12Affected configurations shown34,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
A WORN AND NOISY FAN MOTOR SHAFT CAN SEIZE RENDERINGTHE FAN MOTOR INOPERATIVE, EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND STALL. A STALLED VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC CAN INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPLETE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLE HAVING THE POTENTIAL SHAFT MATERIAL PROBLEM. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FAN BLADE INCLUDING A NEW LOCK NUT ON VEHICLE WITH LOOSE FAN BLADE LOCK NUTS.
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 95V178000
1995 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADOOpen vehicle record →1995 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →1995 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →1995 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATOpen vehicle record →1994 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADOOpen vehicle record →1994 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →1994 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →1994 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATOpen vehicle record →1993 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADOOpen vehicle record →1993 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →1993 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →1993 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.