Overview
- The safety campaign covers 48,165 vehicles in the United States and 13,318 in Canada for a total of 63,318 cars.
- Volkswagen attributes the issue to human error at its Puebla plant that left the transmission hydraulic pump control unit’s ground cable unconnected to the chassis.
- An open circuit from the missing ground can draw excessive current and spark an engine-compartment fire without warning, according to NHTSA documents.
- The company has logged six confirmed cases to date—three with melted wires/connectors and three fires—with no crashes or injuries reported.
- Dealers have been briefed to perform free inspections, replacing the auxiliary hydraulic pump control module, its 4‑pin connector, and any damaged wiring if the ground is missing, with owner notices scheduled for May 8.