NHTSA campaign 06V017000 · Volkswagen campaign M7 & JL
Audi and Volkswagen Recall 06V-017: FUEL PUMP
NHTSA recall 06V017000 (Volkswagen campaign M7 & JL) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on January 23, 2006, with 74,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Audi A4, Audi A6 and Volkswagen Passat for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on April 10, 2006, 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 06V017000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V017000 (also written 06V-017 or 06V017)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Volkswagen campaign number
- M7 & JL
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 74,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V017000. 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.
Audi
Audi A4
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 1, 2002 – March 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Audi A6
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 1, 2002 – March 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Passat
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 1, 2002 – March 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V017000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM SEPTEMBER 2002 - MARCH 2003, EQUIPPED WITH 1.8L TURBO, 2.8L V6, OR 3.0L ENGINES, A CHANGE IN THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR COMPONENTS IN THE FUEL PUMP CAN LEAD TO AN INOPERATIVE FUEL PUMP AND, ULTIMATELY, STOPPAGE OF FUEL SUPPLY TO THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO STALL.
Safety consequence
IF FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE IS INTERRUPTED, THE VEHICLE COULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND THUS PRESENT A POTENTIAL RISK OF CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-222-8987 OR AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
Notes
VW RECALL NO. M7 AND AUDI RECALL NO. JL.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 06V017000
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.