# NHTSA recall 17V075000

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: 17V075000
- Manufacturer's number: 47N3
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2017\-02\-08
- Owners notified: 2017\-03\-24
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Units potentially affected: 1007

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2017 Passat vehicles.  Brake fluid may leak slowly from the some of the brake line connections, resulting in a low brake fluid level.


## What can happen

A low brake fluid level may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected brake lines, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin in March 2017.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 47N3.


## 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 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1007
- Reported remedied: 929 \(92%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 2, 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

- [2017 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-01\-12 to 2017\-01\-30.

## 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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