NHTSA campaign 07V284000 · Volkswagen campaign N8
Volkswagen Recall 07V-284: WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR/FUEL LINE
NHTSA recall 07V284000 (Volkswagen campaign N8) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on June 25, 2007, with 58,900 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Jetta for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on August 24, 2007, 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 07V284000 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
- 07V284000 (also written 07V-284 or 07V284)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Volkswagen campaign number
- N8
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 58,900 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Windshield Wiper/Washer
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V284000. 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 Jetta
- 2006 · Vehicles built August 23, 2005 – March 29, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V284000.
Defect description
CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L GASOLINE ENGINES MAY HAVE A SMALL PLASTIC TAB LOCATED ON THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR THAT MAY CHAFE AGAINST THE UNDERHOOD FUEL SUPPLY LINE.
Safety consequence
IF THIS HAPPENS, THE CHAFING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A FUEL LEAK OVER TIME. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE PLASTIC TAB FROM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR AND WILL ALSO INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE UNDERHOOD FUEL SUPPLY LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 24, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-893-5298.
Notes
VW RECALL NO. N8.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 07V284000
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.