NHTSA 11V196000 - Jetta Recall: Fuses and Circuit Breaker

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EDIT: OOPS, SORRY, NEVER MIND.. didn't see the other thread just below this and couldn't delete this post.


Anyone seen TSB for this yet?
NHTSA Campaign ID number: 11V196000

Mfr's Report Date: MAR 25, 2011

Potential Number of Units Affected: 71,043

Summary:
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 JETTA VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 2010 THROUGH MARCH 2011. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE AN ELECTRICAL WIRING AND FUSE LAYOUT WHERE THE CONVERTER BOX IS PROTECTED BY THE SAME FUSE USED BY THE SIGNAL HORN AND THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM. SHOULD THAT FUSE BE BLOWN, THE CONVERTER BOX WILL BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE POWER SUPPLY WHICH, IN TURN, WILL SHUT OFF APPLICATIONS SUCH AS THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, LIGHTING SYSTEM, AND WIPERS.
Consequence:
SHOULD THIS HAPPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE ENGINE COULD STALL, OR THE HEADLIGHTS OR WIPERS COULD TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy:
VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WHEN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF REPAIRS KITS ARE AVAILABLE. DEALERS WILL SEPARATE THE WIRING FOR THE HORN AND THE THEFT PROTECTION HORN FROM THE POWER SUPPLY OF THE CONVERTER BOX AND ROUTE THE WIRES TO SEPARATE FUSES TO CORRECT THE CONDITION FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
 
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marc77777

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atleast yours has the link to NHTSA ;)

its ok. i'm wondering whats the actual work consists of.
I can't tell you what the work consists of but I can tell you that the parts won't be available until mid-May. My dealership gave me an appointment on Tuesday to bring it in on Wednesday to tell me on Thursday (today) that the parts won't be available until mid-May. What a waste of time!! They also mentioned the problem has something to do with wiring for the heated seats, no mention of the horn. I'm starting to wonder about my dealership. :confused:
I'm so disappointed with my car i'm considering just leaving it at the dealership and blocking vw from my bank account. We'll see how this unfolds later today...
 

TDI_Timmy

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I am actually wondering if there is more to this than just what they are saying. I am going to start a new thread on this...
 
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