NHTSA campaign 11E036000 · Equipment recall · Manufacturer campaign 26G8/V4

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC Recall 11E-036: ACCESSORY EXHAUST TIPS

NHTSA recall 11E036000 (Manufacturer campaign 26G8/V4) is an equipment recall reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on September 8, 2011, with 99,322 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Jetta for model years 2011–2012. Owners were notified on November 30, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 11E036000 (also written 11E-036 or 11E036)
Filed by: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Manufacturer campaign number: 26G8/V4
Report received: September 8, 2011
Potentially affected: 99,322 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling — Exhaust System
Owners notified: November 30, 2011
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11E036000. 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
- 2011, 2012

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11E036000.

Defect description

VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST TIPS, PART NUMBER 1K0 071 910 U, SOLD AS ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 JETTA SEDAN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 18, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 22, 2011. THESE EXHAUST TIPS MAY EXTEND BEYOND THE ORIGINAL LENGTH OF THE FACTORY-INSTALLED EXHAUST PIPES. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR INADVERTENT CONTACT TO OCCUR WITH A PERSON'S LEG.

Safety consequence

IF THE TAILPIPE EXTENSION IS HOT DURING INADVERTENT CONTACT, A BURN COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST TIPS AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.

Notes

VOLKSWAGEN'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 26G9/V4.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 11E036000

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.