Recall 15V028000: 2014–2015 Volkswagen Beetle and 4 other models

Report received

Jan 23, 2015

Manufacturer

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Potentially affected

44,658vehicles

Model years

2014–2015

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jetta vehicles manufactured March 28, 2014, to November 24, 2014, 2014-2015 Passat vehicles manufactured April 7, 2014, to November 18, 2014, 2015 Golf and GTI vehicles manufactured July 1, 2014, to November 20, 2014, and 2014-2015 Beetle and Beetle Convertible vehicles manufactured March 31, 2014, to November 27, 2014. A sealing cap at the fuel rail may fail, allowing fuel to leak into the engine compartment.

Possible consequence

A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.

Remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rails with new parts, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 24BL. Note: This recall expands and supersedes recall 14V-809 (Volkswagen recall number 24Bi) and only affects vehicles not previously repaired under that campaign.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2014 Volkswagen Beetle50 complaints
• 2015 Volkswagen Beetle83 complaints
• 2015 Volkswagen Golf131 complaints
• 2015 Volkswagen GTI97 complaints
• 2014 Volkswagen Jetta388 complaints
• 2015 Volkswagen Jetta194 complaints
• 2014 Volkswagen Passat594 complaints
• 2015 Volkswagen Passat243 complaints