{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V171 (23T3): Model Year 2012-2014 Passat",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v171/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V171 (Volkswagen): An electrical short can cause the electrical connectors of the sensor to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Passat, model years 2012 to 2014. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 March 2016. 91,442 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Passat vehicles equipped with TDI engines. Due to improperly assembled wire seals in a connector for an underbody sensor, water may enter and corrode the electrical connectors of the sensor, causing an electrical short. 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: 23T3. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V171 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: “An electrical short can cause the electrical connectors of the sensor to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.” 16V171 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Electrical System:Wiring 24 March 2016 2012-2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT An electrical short can cause the electrical connectors of the sensor to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire. Volkswag",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:12:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:33:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V171 (23T3): Model Year 2012-2014 Passat\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v171/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}