Volkswagen Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Volkswagen is recalling about 39,583 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

Campaign
05V305000
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Reported
5 July 2005
Vehicles
39,583
Built between
Nov 2004 – Jun 2005
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 July 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2004 and June 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005 Volkswagen JettaBuilt November 2004 to June 2005

What the defect is

On certain passenger vehicles equipped with a 2.5L gasoline engine, a fuel supply line clamp located in the engine compartment may not be positioned properly and could cause a fuel leak.

What could happen

Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POSITION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUEL SUPPLY LINE CLAMP AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE CLAMP. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 11, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2004 to June 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 July 2005
  3. Owners notified11 July 2005

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 July 2005.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact vw at 1-800-822-8987.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
M1
Recalling manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Vw recall no. M1. Customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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