# NHTSA recall 09V164000

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: 09V164000
- Manufacturer's number: 40J2/S4
- Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Reported: 2009\-05\-19
- Owners notified: 2009\-06\-30
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 25594

## What is wrong

VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 25,594 MY 2006\-2009 JETTA 5TH GENERATION EQUIPPED WITH 2.01 ENGINE.  THE FASTENING SCREW CONTACT SURFACES ON THE DRIVESHAFT COVER PLATE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS.  SOME SCREWS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TORQUED PROPERLY DURING ASSEMBLY AND COULD LOOSEN OVER TIME, CAUSING A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.  THE DRIVESHAFT SCREWS COULD LOOSEN TO THE POINT WHERE THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHES FROM THE GEARBOX.


## What can happen

IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE DETACHED DRIVESHAFT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE THE GEARBOX HOUSING.  A DAMAGE GEARBOX HOUSING COULD LEAK GEARBOX OIL ONTO THE STREET AND CREATE A RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVESHAFT SCREWS AND REPLACE THE SCREWS FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 24, 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1\-800\-822\-8987.


## Notes

VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. 40J2/S4.OWNERS 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 \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-06\-15 to 2008\-11\-29.
- [2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/2007/recalls.md). Built 2005\-06\-15 to 2008\-11\-29.
- [2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/2008/recalls.md). Built 2005\-06\-15 to 2008\-11\-29.
- [2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/2009/recalls.md). Built 2005\-06\-15 to 2008\-11\-29.

## 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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