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Volkswagen some vehicles may have an electromechanical steering gear control unit that can malfunction due to a damaged capacitor.

NHTSA campaign 08V-577 · Reported March 11, 2008 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volkswagen Passat
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.
COST
Free

The short version

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC reported a problem with the steering gear box (other than rack and pinion). Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

VW IS RECALLING 130 MY 2009 PASSAT, PASSAT WAGON, AND PASSAT CC VEHICLES. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE AN ELECTROMECHANICAL STEERING GEAR CONTROL UNIT THAT CAN MALFUNCTION DUE TO A DAMAGED CAPACITOR.

WHY IT MATTERS

DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO OVERCOME THE SYSTEM DURING MALFUNCTION WILL CAUSE (1) VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL; (2) THE STEERING SYSTEM MOTOR TO TURN OFF; (3) THE RED STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE; AND (4) AUDIBLE WARNINGS TO CHIME. A MALFUNCTIONING STEERING SYSTEM COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 08V-577.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2009Volkswagen Passat

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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