The issue
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.
Description (français)
Sur certains véhicules munis d'un moteur diesel TDI de 2,0 L, les canalisations d'injection de carburant pourraient se fissurer. Une fuite de diesel pourrait s'enflammer sur un moteur chaud et causer un incendie, ce qui pourrait endommager des biens matériels ou blesser quelqu'un. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront poser des amortisseurs de vibrations sur les quatre canalisations d'injection de carburant. De plus, sur certains véhicules (tout dépendant de la date de fabrication), la canalisation d'injection de carburant numéro 2 devra être remplacée.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi A3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi A3 | 2010 | 50 | 5 |
| Audi A3 | 2011 | 43 | 4 |
| Audi A3 | 2012 | 43 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2010 | 69 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2011 | 110 | 6 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2012 | 48 | 6 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2009 | 889 | 6 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2010 | 852 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2011 | 607 | 7 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2012 | 500 | 5 |