NHTSA recall 07V285000
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Volkswagen Touareg
Reported Jun 25, 20073,100 vehicles affectedVOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INCMaker’s number N9Built Jan 1, 2007 – Jun 30, 2007
The defect
Certain vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 138, "tire pressure monitoring systems." the owner's manual IS missing the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) written instructions.
The risk
This standard specifies performance requirements for tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) to warn drivers of significant under-inflation of tires and the resulting safety problems.
The remedy
Owners will be sent an owner's manual insert containing the required TPMS information. the recall began on july 6, 2007. owners may contact VW at 1-800-893-5298.