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2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — STEERING

crash · 1352604 · 2017-01-31

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

UNSATISFACTORY RESOLUTION TO NHTSA RECALL NO.: 16V-913 HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2016/RCLRPT-16V913-3524.PDF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION TO THIS RECALL IS UNSATISFACTORY. HOW CAN IS IT ASSURED THAT IF A MODULE PASSES THE LOAD TEST THE PCU GROUND CONNECTION WILL NOT FAIL AT A FUTURE TIME? THE FAILURE REPORTEDLY OCCURS JUST WHEN THE ABS/ESP/STEERING SYSTEM IS NEEDED MOST TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL. IF THIS WAS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BY AN UPDATED MODULE WITH PROPER SOLDERING THEN ALL VEHICLES PRODUCED WITH THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT SHOULD RECEIVE AN UPDATED MODULE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10948602
Machine
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