Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V229000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-04-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V229000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
6,205
Reported to NHTSA
2015-04-17
Owners notified
2015-06-16

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Volkswagen Golf, and GTI manufactured on February 17, 2014, to May 22, 2014, and Audi A3 manufactured on February 16, 2013, to April 23, 2014. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing.

Safety risk

If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle will not start, or if the engine is running, it will stop and the vehicle will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace any affected fuel pumps, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi at 1-800-253-2834.

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.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
Audi A3 Cabriolet2015
Volkswagen Golf2015
Volkswagen GTI2015

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.