NHTSA recall 11V195000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 11V195000 |
| Manufacturer | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| Reported | 2011-03-29 |
| Owners notified | 2011-04-28 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS |
| Units potentially affected | 256 |
What is wrong
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 TOUAREG HYBRID VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 2, 2010, THROUGH FEBRUARY 3, 2011. THE CERTIFICATION LABELS ON THESE VEHICLES CONTAIN INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE INFORMATION AND THEREFORE FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS."
What can happen
INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE INFORMATION COULD LEAD TO AN OWNER IMPROPERLY INFLATING THE VEHICLE TIRES. DRIVING ON IMPROPERLY INFLATED TIRES CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND POSSIBLY A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN OVERLAY CONTAINING THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE INFORMATION ONTO THE EXISTING VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE APRIL 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
Notes
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> .
| 2011 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG HYBRID | Built 2010-07-02 to 2011-02-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
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| TT971402 | 2024-04-08. Service bulletin. Damage to Data Link Connector (DLC) from Aftermarket Devices (Cannot Communicate with Vehicle OBD System) |
| TT911403 | 2024-04-08. Service bulletin. Coding Information for Replacing ?AC? Suffix Radios with ?AF? Suffix Replacement Unit |
| TT911304 | 2024-04-08. Service bulletin. Radio Navigation Unit Security Label |
| TT911303 | 2024-04-08. Service bulletin. RNS 510 ? Radio Preset Display |
| TT911119 | 2024-04-08. Service bulletin. GPS Antenna Concerns |
| UPDATE24U5 | 2024-04-01. Service bulletin. Emission Label |
| TT911116 | 2024-04-01. Service bulletin. Vehicles Equipped with Bluetooth Hands-Free Phone ? Pairing of Android Phones |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.