NHTSA recall 12V299000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 12V299000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 60B2/L3 |
| Manufacturer | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| Reported | 2012-06-28 |
| Owners notified | 2012-08-07 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 13172 |
What is wrong
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 AUDI Q5 VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 21, 2011, THROUGH DECEMBER 9, 2011. SOME VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT SUNROOF GLASS PANEL THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKAGE IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER/TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS.
What can happen
SHOULD THE SUNROOF’S GLASS BREAK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE, THE FALLING GLASS COULD CUT AND INJURE THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS. IT COULD ALSO DISTRACT THE DRIVER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUNROOF GLASS PANEL, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 7, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-253-2834.
Notes
VOLKSWAGEN’S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 60B2/L3.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.
| 2012 AUDI Q5 | Built 2011-06-21 to 2011-12-09. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| A7024872038029_9 | 2024-03-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when there are noises from the headliner/sunroof area. |
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| A6019302055255_1 | 2019-07-09. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin contains specs for the new sunroof lubricant. |
| A701866 2038029_ | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This bulletin contains repair instructions for various squeaks and/or rattles that are heard from the roof area on vehicles equipped with pananormic sunroof. |
| A701547 2038029- | 2017-11-17. Service bulletin. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 70 number 15-44 dated February 25, 2015. Various squeaks and/or rattles are heard from the roof area on vehicles equipped with a panoramic sunroof. These noises can be created by the points of contact between the sunroof cover trim frame and the clips that retain it to the headliner. |
| A701548 2038029- | 2017-11-17. Service bulletin. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 70 number 15-47 dated September 21, 2015. Various squeaks and/or rattles are heard from the roof area on vehicles equipped with a panoramic sunroof. These noises can be created by the points of contact between the sunroof cover trim frame and the clips that retain it to the headliner. |
| A701544 2038029- | 2017-10-25. Service bulletin. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 70 number 14-39 dated August 11, 2014. Various squeaks and/or rattles are heard from the roof area on vehicles equipped with a panoramic sunroof. These noises can be created by the points of contact between the sunroof cover trim frame and the clips that retain it to the headliner. |
| A701756 2038029- | 2017-10-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin contains repair instructions for various squeaks and/or rattles that are heard from the roof area on vehicles equipped with pananormic sunroof. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.