# NHTSA recall 05V540000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 05V540000
- Manufacturer's number: M5
- Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Reported: 2005\-11\-30
- Owners notified: 2005\-12\-07
- Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 15

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD SECURING NUT MAY BE INSUFFICIENTLY TORQUED.


## What can happen

AN INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED TIE ROD NUT MAY LOOSEN, RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF A TIE ROD.  THIS CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL NEW LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD SECURING NUTS AT THE PROPER TORQUED SPECIFICATION.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 7, 2005.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1\-800\-893\-5298.


## Notes

VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. M5.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-03\-03 to 2005\-05\-05.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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