NHTSA campaign 12V146000 · Volkswagen campaign 20R7/W3
Volkswagen Recall 12V-146: DIESEL FUEL FILTER ELEMENT
NHTSA recall 12V146000 (Volkswagen campaign 20R7/W3) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on April 5, 2012, with 153 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Passat for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on April 27, 2012, 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 12V146000 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
- 12V146000 (also written 12V-146 or 12V146)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Volkswagen campaign number
- 20R7/W3
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 153 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Diesel
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V146000. 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 Passat
- 2012 · Vehicles built January 1, 2011 – June 1, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V146000.
Defect description
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 PASSAT VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 18, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 1, 2011. DURING ASSEMBLY, THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH A DIESEL FUEL FILTER ELEMENT THAT MAY NOT SEAL CORRECTLY.
Safety consequence
OVER TIME, OR AFTER CERTAIN DRIVING DISTANCES, THESE VEHICLES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FUEL LEAKAGE. LEAKING FUEL, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DIESEL FUEL FILTER ELEMENTS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
Notes
VOLKSWAGENS SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 20R7/W3.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS 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 12V146000
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.