NHTSA campaign 16V403000 · Volkswagen campaign 15F7
Volkswagen Recall 16V-403: Fuel Rail may Detach and Leak
NHTSA recall 16V403000 (Volkswagen campaign 15F7) was reported by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on June 6, 2016, with 55 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta and Volkswagen Passat for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on September 16, 2016, 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 16V403000 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.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V403000 (also written 16V-403 or 16V403)
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Volkswagen campaign number
- 15F7
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 55 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System — Fuel Rail
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 80% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V403000. 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 Golf
- 2016 · Vehicles built November 5, 2015 – November 11, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Volkswagen Jetta
- 2016 · Vehicles built October 31, 2015 – January 21, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Volkswagen Passat
- 2016 · Vehicles built November 13, 2015 – December 9, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V403000.
Defect description
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 Jetta vehicles manufactured October 31, 2015, to January 21, 2016, 2016 Passat vehicles, equipped with 1.8T engines manufactured November 13, 2015, to December 9, 2015, and 2016 Golf vehicles manufactured November 5, 2015, to November 11, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the fuel rail may detach from the cylinder head and result in a fuel leak.
Safety consequence
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the cylinder heads, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 15F7.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V403000
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.