NHTSA campaign 05V154000 · Volkswagen campaign UU
Volkswagen Recall 05V-154: GASOLINE ENGINE FUEL PUMP
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V154000 (Volkswagen campaign UU) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on April 19, 2005, with 30,708 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen GTI for model years 1999–2000. Owners were notified on July 25, 2005, 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 05V154000 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
- 05V154000 (also written 05V-154 or 05V154)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Volkswagen campaign number
- UU
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 30,708 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE04-079 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V154000. 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 Golf
Volkswagen GTI
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V154000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GASOLINE ENGINES AND DOUBLE-LAYER FUEL TANKS, TENSION ON THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE MAY CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP SUPPLY NIPPLE TO CRACK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LEAK.
Safety consequence
LEAKING FUEL, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY CAUSE A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE FOR TENSION, AND INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP SUPPLY NIPPLE FOR CRACKING. IF NECESSARY THE FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL PUMP WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 25, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
Notes
VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. UU.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V154000
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.