# NHTSA recall 11V151000

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: 11V151000
- Manufacturer's number: 28G1/U8
- Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Reported: 2011\-03\-01
- Owners notified: 2011\-06\-15
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
- Units potentially affected: 12612

## What is wrong

VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 ROUTAN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 2009 THROUGH JUNE 2010.   SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INADVERTENT IGNITION KEY DISPLACEMENT FROM THE RUN TO ACCESSORY POSITION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF.


## What can happen

AN ENGINE SHUTTING OFF SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIN MODULE FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2011.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1\-800\-822\-8987.


## Notes

VOLKSWAGEN SAFETY RECALL NO. 28G1/U8.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

- [2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN](/makes/volkswagen/routan/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-10\-01 to 2010\-06\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TT961402](/bulletins/10252937.md), 2024-04-08, Service bulletin
- [TT641402](/bulletins/10239789.md), 2023-07-31, Service bulletin
- [TT571302](/bulletins/10239403.md), 2023-07-17, 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)

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