# NHTSA recall 08V235000

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: 08V235000
- Manufacturer's number: 24M9/R7
- Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Reported: 2008\-05\-28
- Owners notified: 2008\-05\-30
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Units potentially affected: 6579

## What is wrong

VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 4,079 MY 2008 PASSAT AND 2,500 MY 2009 TIGUAN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0T FSI ULEV II ENGINES.  THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECM\) CONTAINING SOFTWARE THAT MAY NOT PROPERLY CONTROL ENGINE IDLE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNED ON.  IN RARE CASES, THE ECM MAY UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASE ENGINE RPM.


## What can happen

AN ENGINE SURGE CAUSED BY AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM MAY SURPRISE THE VEHICLE OPERATOR AND CAN RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND UPDATE THE ECM SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 30, 2008.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1\-800\-893\-5298.


## Notes

VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. 24M9/R7.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

- [2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2008/recalls.md). Built 2008\-02\-21 to 2008\-04\-28.
- [2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN](/makes/volkswagen/tiguan/2009/recalls.md). Built 2007\-12\-28 to 2008\-04\-17.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [V0116152014815\_20](/bulletins/11038146.md), 2026-10-06, Service bulletin
- [V1718062017813\_24](/bulletins/11035762.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [V1719012012855\_81](/bulletins/11034617.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TT 13\-20\-01\_3](/bulletins/11034614.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TT 10\-18\-02\_2](/bulletins/11034613.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-26\-21](/bulletins/11030847.md), 2026-04-06, Service bulletin
- [V1917012022548\_15](/bulletins/11025437.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V1718062017813\_23](/bulletins/11025436.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V0116152014815\_19](/bulletins/11025431.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V0116132033805\_11](/bulletins/11025430.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin

## 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/08V235000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/08V235000)

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