Vehicle recall 03V154000 · April 22, 2003
2002 Volkswagen Passat
Certain sedans and station wagons equipped with 4.0L W8 engines fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims."…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain sedans and station wagons equipped with 4.0L W8 engines fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the affected vehicles are equipped with tires of the maximum load rating index 93H; however, they should have been equipped with tires with the load rating index 97H.
- Consequence
- These vehicles should have been equipped with tires having the load rating index 97H.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace all four tires with the proper size tires. Owner notification began September 19, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact VW at 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- Volkswagen recall no. Wd.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V154000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 22, 2003
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Manufacturer campaign
- WD
- Owner notification
- September 19, 2003
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 11
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Tires
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Volkswagen Passat (2002): 2002
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