NHTSA campaign 02V256000 · Volkswagen campaign WQ
Volkswagen Recall 02V-256: VW/IGNITION SWITCH
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V256000 (Volkswagen campaign WQ) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC on September 18, 2002, with 10,450 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Passat for the 1996 model year. Owners were notified on November 20, 2002, 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 02V256000 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
- 02V256000 (also written 02V-256 or 02V256)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Volkswagen campaign number
- WQ
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 10,450 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA00-020 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V256000. 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 Passat
- 1996 · Vehicles built August 1, 1995 – December 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V256000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Safety consequence
IF SUCH FAILURES OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE AT NIGHT OR IN RAINY OR SNOWY WEATHER, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 20, 2002. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VWOA AT 1-800-822-8987.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V256000
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.