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NHTSA recall 03V154000

Tires

Volkswagen Passat

Reported Apr 22, 200311 vehicles affectedVOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INCMaker’s number WDBuilt Oct 1, 2001 – Feb 28, 2002

The defect

Certain sedans and station wagons equipped with 4.0L W8 engines fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the affected vehicles are equipped with tires of the maximum load rating index 93H; however, they should have been equipped with tires with the load rating index 97H.

The risk

These vehicles should have been equipped with tires having the load rating index 97H.

The remedy

Dealers will replace all four tires with the proper size tires. owner notification began september 19, 2003. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact VW at 1-800-822-8987.

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Vehicles in this recall

Volkswagen Passat
2002

Notes

Volkswagen recall no. Wd.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).