NHTSA recall 16V403000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 16V403000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15F7 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2016-06-06 |
| Owners notified | 2016-09-16 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL |
| Units potentially affected | 55 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-01-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 55 |
| Reported remedied | 44 (80%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, 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.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 Jetta vehicles manufactured October 31, 2015, to January 21, 2016, 2016 Passat vehicles, equipped with 1.8T engines manufactured November 13, 2015, to December 9, 2015, and 2016 Golf vehicles manufactured November 5, 2015, to November 11, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the fuel rail may detach from the cylinder head and result in a fuel leak.
What can happen
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the cylinder heads, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 15F7.
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.
| 2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | Built 2015-11-05 to 2015-11-11. |
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| 2016 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA | Built 2015-10-31 to 2016-01-21. |
| 2016 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT | Built 2015-11-13 to 2015-12-09. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| V001602 2033846 | 2017-10-31. Service bulletin. Fuel Additive to Help Prevent Sporadic Misfire Faults A Volkswagen approved fuel additive is available to help remove and prevent deposits on fuel injectors and intake valves. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.