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NHTSA campaign 02V026000 · Volkswagen campaign WK

Volkswagen Recall 02V-026: VW/FILLER NECK/TIRE ABRASION

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 02V026000 (Volkswagen campaign WK) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC on January 25, 2002, with 487,284 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Jetta and Volkswagen Cabrio for model years 1997–2003. Owners were notified on June 13, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V026000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
02V026000 (also written 02V-026 or 02V026)
Filed by
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Volkswagen campaign number
WK
Report received
Potentially affected
487,284 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Filler Pipe and Cap
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Engineering Analysis EA00-028 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V026000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Volkswagen

  • Volkswagen Cabrio

    • 1998 · Vehicles built September 30, 1997 – May 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Volkswagen Jetta

    • 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built August 1, 1996 – November 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Volkswagen Passat

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V026000.

Defect description

ON SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK CAN SUFFER ABRASION DAMAGE IF THE REAR TIRE GOES FLAT AND THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN UNTIL THE TIRE DISINTEGRATES.

Safety consequence

FUEL LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL FIT PASSAT VEHICLES WITH A NEW WHEEL HOUSE LINER THAT WILL BETTER PROTECT THE CAR'S FILLER NECK. JETTA VEHICLES WILL BE FITTED WITH A DIFFERENT METAL SHIELD DESIGNED TO ENHANCE ABRASION PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF TIRE DISINTEGRATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 13, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V026000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.