# NHTSA recall 15V229000

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: 15V229000
- Manufacturer's number: Audi: 20V5/VW: 20W5
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2015\-04\-17
- Owners notified: 2015\-06\-16
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- Units potentially affected: 6205

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain model year 2015 Volkswagen Golf, and GTI manufactured on February 17, 2014, to May 22, 2014, and Audi A3 manufactured on February 16, 2013, to April 23, 2014.  Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing.


## What can happen

If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle will not start, or if the engine is running, it will stop and the vehicle will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace any affected fuel pumps, free of charge.  The recall began on June 16, 2015.  Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1\-800\-893\-5298  or Audi at 1\-800\-253\-2834.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-10\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 6205
- Reported remedied: 5836 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 18
- Reported removed: 2

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2015 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET. Built 2013\-02\-16 to 2014\-04\-23.
- [2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF](/makes/volkswagen/golf/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-02\-17 to 2014\-05\-22.
- [2015 VOLKSWAGEN GTI](/makes/volkswagen/gti/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-02\-17 to 2014\-05\-22.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [V2618032051596\_5](/bulletins/10249416.md), 2024-02-06, Service bulletin
- [Edition106](/bulletins/10243017.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [Edition106](/bulletins/10242355.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin
- [VIN\-4\-A\-PIN APRI](/bulletins/10107761.md), 2017-06-26, Service bulletin
- [VIN\-4\-A\-PIN APRI](/bulletins/10107668.md), 2017-06-23, 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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