NHTSA Campaign 16V337000

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

Issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported May 23, 2016 · 11 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 Golf R vehicles manufactured March 17, 2016 to March 23, 2016. The affected vehicles may be equipped with a Federal Certification Label that lists an incorrect rear axle weight limit. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

Consequence

The listed weight limit is low enough that the vehicle owner may ignore the weight limits and overload the vehicle and exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), thereby increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected certification label, free of charge. The recall began July 2016. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01B5.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R 2016 11

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V337000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.