NHTSA campaign 11V466000
Volkswagen Recall 11V-466: ACCESSORY STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST TIPS
NHTSA recall 11V466000 was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on September 7, 2011, with 30,294 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Jetta for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on November 30, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V466000 (also written 11V-466 or 11V466)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 30,294 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Exhaust System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V466000. 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 · Vehicles built March 18, 2010 – August 22, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V466000.
Defect description
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 JETTA SEDAN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 18, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 22, 2011. SOME VEHICLES HAD A STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST TIP INSTALLED AT THE PORT DURING IMPORTATION. 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 26G8/U3.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 11V466000
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.