{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 10V252 (97S8/T7): Model Year 2009 Routan",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v252/",
  "summary": "Recall 10V252 (Volkswagen): THIS COULD RESULT IN AN OVERHEATED LATCH AND A FIRE WITHIN THE REAR SLIDING DOOR COULD OCCUR. Volkswagen's own number: 97S8/T7.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Routan, model year 2009. Filed by Volkswagen Of America, Inc and reported to NHTSA on 10 June 2010. 15,902 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2009 routan vehicles manufactured from june 2008 through july 2009. these vehicles may have been built with an improper routed wire harness that may have a condition where the lower sliding door hinge bracket can make contact and wear through the wire insulation. contact with … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 97S8/T7. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 10V252 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THIS COULD RESULT IN AN OVERHEATED LATCH AND A FIRE WITHIN THE REAR SLIDING DOOR COULD OCCUR.” 10V252 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC Electrical System:Wiring 10 June 2010 2009-2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN THIS COULD RESULT IN AN OVERHEATED LATCH AND A FIRE WITHIN THE REAR SLIDING DOOR COULD OCCUR. VOLKSWAGEN WILL INSPECT THE SLIDING DOOR WIRE TRACK WIRE ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:44:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T03:23:34+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 10V252 (97S8/T7): Model Year 2009 Routan\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v252/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}