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Volkswagen sealing cap at the fuel rail may fail, allowing fuel to leak into the engine compartment.

NHTSA campaign 15V-028 · Reported January 23, 2015 · 44,658 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volkswagen Beetle, GTI, Golf, Jetta and Passat
VEHICLES AFFECTED
44,658
REMEDY
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rails with new parts, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the fuel injection system fuel rail. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

A sealing cap at the fuel rail may fail, allowing fuel to leak into the engine compartment.

WHY IT MATTERS

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

WHAT TO DO

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rails with new parts, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-028.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2014–2015Volkswagen Beetle
2015Volkswagen GTI
2015Volkswagen Golf
2014–2015Volkswagen Jetta
2014–2015Volkswagen 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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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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