NHTSA campaign 05V540000 · Volkswagen campaign M5
Volkswagen Recall 05V-540: TIE ROD SECURING NUTS
NHTSA recall 05V540000 (Volkswagen campaign M5) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on November 30, 2005, with 15 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Passat for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on December 7, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V540000 (also written 05V-540 or 05V540)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Volkswagen campaign number
- M5
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 15 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V540000. 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
- 2006 · Vehicles built March 3, 2005 – May 5, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V540000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD SECURING NUT MAY BE INSUFFICIENTLY TORQUED.
Safety consequence
AN INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED TIE ROD NUT MAY LOOSEN, RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF A TIE ROD. THIS CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL NEW LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD SECURING NUTS AT THE PROPER TORQUED SPECIFICATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 7, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-893-5298.
Notes
VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. M5.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 05V540000
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.