- Vehicles
- 456,106
- Built between
- Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 July 2017
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2017 and June 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Continental Fuel FlangeBuilt June 2017 to June 2017
What the defect is
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (Continental) is recalling certain fuel pump flanges sold for use in Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche vehicles. The flange may crack allowing fuel to leak.
What could happen
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source, may increase the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
Continental will notify the vehicle and tank component manufacturers that purchased similar fuel pump flanges. Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche are already conducting recall campaigns to address the affected cracking fuel pump flanges.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2017 to June 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 June 2017
- Owners notified1 July 2017
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 22 June 2017.
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 Continental at 1-248-393-5300.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Continental Automotive Systems, 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
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.
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.