Vehicle profile
2008 Volkswagen GTI
Hatchback · Compact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 200 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 2L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 6-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Compact Cars
- Doors
- 2
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- vs 2008 Compact Cars
- 0.37× the 2.71 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2008 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
07V442000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTSCERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." SOME VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE HAD A REQUIRED CAP INSTALLED WHICH DISABLES THE HEADLIGHT HORIZONTAL AIM AND SOME VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN A CAP THAT DISABLES THE VERTICAL AIMING SCREW.
Consequence: NONCOMPLIANCE CAN INHIBIT PROPER HEADLAMP AIM ADJUSTMENT FOR ROADWAY ILLUMINATION, IMPROPERLY AIMED HEADLAMPS COULD CAUSE REDUCED ROAD VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF A CAP IN THE SOCKET OF THE LOW BEAM HORIZONTAL AIMING SCREW AND INSTALL ONE IF MISSING, AND INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF A CAP IN THE SOCKET OF THE VERTICAL AIMING SCREW AND IF PRESENT, THE CAP WILL BE REMOVED. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 31, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-822-8987.
2007-09-24
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