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Volkswagen these gasoline-powered vehicles have a fuel filter flange that may crack, allowing fuel to leak.

NHTSA campaign 17V-583 · Reported September 20, 2017 · 73,941 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volkswagen Touareg
VEHICLES AFFECTED
73,941
REMEDY
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel filter flange for cracks, replacing the flange if cracks are found.
COST
Free

The short version

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

WHAT

These gasoline-powered vehicles have a fuel filter flange that may crack, allowing fuel to leak.

WHY IT MATTERS

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel filter flange for cracks, replacing the flange if cracks are found, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-583.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2004–2007Volkswagen Touareg

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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