NHTSA campaign 09V248000 · Volkswagen campaign 66D6/S5

Volkswagen Recall 09V-248: ROOF EDGE SPOILER

NHTSA recall 09V248000 (Volkswagen campaign 66D6/S5) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on July 2, 2009, with 14,416 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Touareg for model years 2007–2009. Owners were notified on August 31, 2009, 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 09V248000 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: 09V248000 (also written 09V-248 or 09V248)
Filed by: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Volkswagen campaign number: 66D6/S5
Report received: July 2, 2009
Potentially affected: 14,416 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body
Owners notified: August 31, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V248000. 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
- 2007, 2008, 2009

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V248000.

Defect description

VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 14,416 MY 2007-2009 TOUAREG VEHICLES. THE FASTENING STRUTS ON THE ROOF EDGE SPOILER CAN CRACK, CAUSING THE SPOILER TO BECOME LOOSE AND POSSIBLY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, EVEN THOUGH INITIALLY THE SPOILER MAY FEEL SECURE.

Safety consequence

IF THIS HAPPENS, THE SPOILER COULD CAUSE INJURY BY STRIKING PERSONS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE OR COULD BECOME AN OBSTACLE TO OTHER DRIVERS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL REINFORCEMENT WEDGES TO THE ROOF EDGE SPOILER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2009. OWNER MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.

Notes

VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO.66D6/S5. OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V248000

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.