Category VW Audi Recalls

NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V143000 Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC Components TIRES Potential Number of Units Affected 1,360 Summary CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.7L ENGINES…

A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE.

LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN RESULT IN POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAUSE A FIRE.

IN THE EVENT CONTROL IS LOST, A CRASH MAY OCCUR RESULTING IN INJURY.

CORROSION COULD IMPEDE THE FREE MOVEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARM.

In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, the air bag may not properly protect the occupant, increasing the risk of serious injury or death.

SHOULD THIS HAPPEN, THE FUEL TANK PRESSURE WILL BE REDUCED, WHICH WILL ACTIVATE THE LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM AND ALERT THE DRIVER OF A SYSTEM'S FAULT INDICATED BY AN INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT.

RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT FUEL IN THE TANK LEAD TO SAFETY PROBLEMS.

A FIRE COULD ORIGINATE IN THE LEFT DASHBOARD AREA.