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Volkswagen

Official notice

16 Nov 2011

Last checked

16 Nov 2011

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Volkswagen. On certain vehicles equipped with a 2.0L TDI diesel engine, the fuel injection lines could crack. Diesel fuel leakage may ignite on a hot engine surface and cause a fire, which could result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will install vibration dampers on all four fuel injection lines. Additionally, on some vehicles (depending on the date of manufacture) the #2 fuel injection line will be replaced. Published 2011-11-16.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

71175

Official notice

2011-11-16

The hazard

On certain vehicles equipped with a 2.0L TDI diesel engine, the fuel injection lines could crack. Diesel fuel leakage may ignite on a hot engine surface and cause a fire, which could result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will install vibration dampers on all four fuel injection lines. Additionally, on some vehicles (depending on the date of manufacture) the #2 fuel injection line will be replaced.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

71175

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2009, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: GOLF

Product 2

Year: 2009, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: JETTA

Product 3

Year: 2010, Make: AUDI, Model: A3

Product 4

Year: 2010, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: GOLF

Product 5

Year: 2010, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: JETTA

Product 6

Year: 2011, Make: AUDI, Model: A3

Product 7

Year: 2011, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: GOLF

Product 8

Year: 2011, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: JETTA

Product 9

Year: 2012, Make: AUDI, Model: A3

Product 10

Year: 2012, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: GOLF

Product 11

Year: 2012, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: JETTA

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles equipped with a 2.0L TDI diesel engine, the fuel injection lines could crack. Diesel fuel leakage may ignite on a hot engine surface and cause a fire, which could result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will install vibration dampers on all four fuel injection lines. Additionally, on some vehicles (depending on the date of manufacture) the #2 fuel injection line will be replaced.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Volkswagen, Audi.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

71175

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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