{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 11V490: Model 2009-2012 Jetta and Jetta Sportwagen",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v490/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V490 (Volkswagen): DUE TO THE RESONANCE CONDITION, INJECTOR LINE NUMBER 2 COULD DEVELOP SMALL CRACKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO FUEL LEAKAGE. LEAKING...",
  "excerpt": "Audi A3, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, model years 2009 to 2012. Filed by Volkswagen Of America, Inc and reported to NHTSA on 3 October 2011. 168,275 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen is recalling certain model 2009-2012 jetta and jetta sportwagen vehicles, manufactured from may 2008 through september 2011, model year 2010-2012 volkswagen golf vehicles, manufactured from may 2009 through september 2011, and model year 2010-2012 audi a3 vehicles, manufactured from september 2009 through … 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 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: “DUE TO THE RESONANCE CONDITION, INJECTOR LINE NUMBER 2 COULD DEVELOP SMALL CRACKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO FUEL LEAKAGE. LEAKING FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.” 11V490 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC Fuel System, Diesel 3 October 2011 2009-2012 AUDI A3, VOLKSWAGEN GOLF, VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DUE TO THE RESONANCE CONDITION, INJECTOR LINE NUMBER 2 COULD DEVELOP SMALL CRACKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO FUEL LEAKAGE. LEAKING FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY LEAD TO A FIRE. VOLKSWAGEN WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED FUEL INJECTOR LINE FOR TH",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:52:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:13:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 11V490: Model 2009-2012 Jetta and Jetta Sportwagen\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v490/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}