NHTSA campaign 08V035000 · Volkswagen campaign 20NA (R4)
Volkswagen Recall 08V-035: FUEL SUPPLY LINE
NHTSA recall 08V035000 (Volkswagen campaign 20NA (R4)) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on January 28, 2008, with 96 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Touareg for the 2008 model year.
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 08V035000 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
- 08V035000 (also written 08V-035 or 08V035)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Volkswagen campaign number
- 20NA (R4)
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 96 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V035000. 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 Touareg
- 2008 · Vehicles built November 30, 2007 – December 12, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V035000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A FUEL SUPPLY LINE WAS CHANGED DURING PRODUCTION WHICH COULD LEAD TO INSUFFICIENT SEALING OF THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE CONNECTOR.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A FUEL LEAK. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VWOA AT 1-800-822-8987.
Notes
VWOA RECALL NO. 20N4 (R4).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 08V035000
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.