# NHTSA recall 16V647000

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: 16V647000
- Manufacturer's number: 20Y6/20Y5
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2016\-09\-07
- Owners notified: 2016\-10\-31
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
- Units potentially affected: 110042

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain model year 2015\-2016 Volkswagen Golf, Golf SportWagen, GTI, Audi A3 sedan and A3 Cabriolet vehicles.  Due to a problem with the suction pump inside the fuel tank, fuel may flow into the evaporative emissions \(EVAP\) system.


## What can happen

As fuel accumulates in the EVAP system, it may leak out through the charcoal canister filter element.  A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suction pump, free of charge.  The recall began November 2016.  Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298, Audi owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 20Y6 and 20Y5.  This recall has been fully superseded by recall 24V\-110.


## 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 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 110042
- Reported remedied: 96707 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 15
- Reported removed: 3

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 1, 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
- 2016 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET
- [2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF](/makes/volkswagen/golf/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF](/makes/volkswagen/golf/2016/recalls.md)
- [2015 VOLKSWAGEN GTI](/makes/volkswagen/gti/2015/recalls.md)
- 2016 VOLKSWAGEN GTI

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [V0116152014815\_20](/bulletins/11038146.md), 2026-10-06, Service bulletin
- [V1718062017813\_24](/bulletins/11035762.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [V1719012012855\_81](/bulletins/11034617.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TT 13\-20\-01\_3](/bulletins/11034614.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TT 10\-18\-02\_2](/bulletins/11034613.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-26\-21](/bulletins/11030847.md), 2026-04-06, Service bulletin
- [WLA\-25\-11](/bulletins/11025452.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V2125012077512\_2](/bulletins/11025438.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V1917012022548\_15](/bulletins/11025437.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V1718062017813\_23](/bulletins/11025436.md), 2025-11-10, 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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