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Published 28 Jan 2009 Ref JP-1215490

Volkswagen: Ignition Coil

Translated from Japanese · machine translation

Country
Japan
Published
28 Jan 2009
Units affected
72451
Reference
JP-1215490

Affected vehicles

Volkswagen VW Golf 1.8T GTI 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Golf 2.0 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW ゴルフ 2.0 GTI 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Golf R32 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Golf Touran 2.0 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Golf Touran 2.0 FSI 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Golf Plus 2.0 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Golf Wagon GT 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Jetta 2.0 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Jetta 2.0T 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Touareg 3.2 V6 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Touareg 4.2 V8 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW New Beetle 1.8T 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW New Beetle Turbo 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Passat 2.0T 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Passat 4.0 W8 4Motion 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Passat Sedan 2.0T 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Passat Sedan 3.2 V6 4Motion 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Passat Variant 2.0T 2001–2008 Volkswagen VW Passat Wagon 4.0 W8 4Motion 2001–2008

Hazard

Ignition coils in the engine may develop cracks in the coil body due to improper material composition. As a result, the coil voltage may not reach the required ignition voltage, causing spark plug misfire and potential exceedance of exhaust emission standards.
Show original (日本語)
原動機の点火コイルにおいて、材質が不適切なためコイルボディに亀裂が発生するものがある。そのため、当該コイルの電圧が必要な点火電圧に到達せず、点火プラグが失火し排出ガスの基準値を超えるおそれがある。

Remedy

Inspect the part number of the ignition coil on all vehicles and replace affected units with corrective parts.
Show original (日本語)
全車両、点火コイルの部品番号を点検し、対象となるものは対策品と交換する。

Official source

View the official recall notice