{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"14V182000","date":"2014-04-15","owner_notified":"2014-04-16","manufacturer":"Volkswagen of America, Inc.","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES","summary":"Volkswagen of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014 Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, and Passat vehicles equipped with a 1.8T engine and torque converter automatic transmission.  In the affected vehicles, the O-ring seals between the oil cooler and the transmission may leak fluid.","consequence":"The leaking transmission fluid could contact a hot surface and result in a vehicle fire.","remedy":"Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the O-ring seals in the transmission oil cooler, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on April 16, 2014.  Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 38B9/9V.","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.","mfr_campaign":"38B9/9V","part_number":null,"units":26452,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2015-3","period_to":"2015-3","submitted":"2015-10-30","involved":26452,"remedied":26315,"unreachable":8,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":99,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2014,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"BEETLE","vehicle_id":"2014_volkswagen_beetle","match":"exact","built_from":"2014-02-03","built_to":"2014-04-08"},{"year":2014,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"JETTA","vehicle_id":"2014_volkswagen_jetta","match":"exact","built_from":"2014-02-03","built_to":"2014-04-08"},{"year":2014,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","vehicle_id":"2014_volkswagen_passat","match":"exact","built_from":"2014-02-03","built_to":"2014-04-08"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/14V182000"}