Audi A4, Audi Tt, Gates Winhere Tru-Flow Water Pump, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, model years 1998 to 9999. Filed by The Gates Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 7 March 2014. 50 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says The Gates Corporation (Gates) is recalling certain aftermarket Tru-Flow Water Pumps, part number TFW 41127, sold at certain NAPA Auto Parts and/or installed by automotive service technicians after November 1, 2013 (and manufactured August 2013 through October 2013) that have a black-colored pulley/sprocket or do not …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14E007 cover?
- Audi A4, Audi TT, Gates Winhere Tru-Flow Water Pump, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat, model years 1998 onwards.
- What is wrong with them?
- The Gates Corporation (Gates) is recalling certain aftermarket Tru-Flow Water Pumps, part number TFW 41127, sold at certain NAPA Auto Parts and/or installed by automotive service technicians after November 1, 2013 (and manufactured August 2013 through October 2013) that have a black-colored...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A failure of the timing belt may cause the engine to shut down, potentially increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Gates will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water pump, free of charge. The recall began during May 2014. Owners may contact The Gates Corporation at 1-303-744-1911.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “A failure of the timing belt may cause the engine to shut down, potentially increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14E007 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | The Gates Corporation |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine |
| Reported to NHTSA | 7 March 2014 |
| Model years | 1998-9999 |
| Vehicles named | AUDI A4, AUDI TT, GATES WINHERE TRU-FLOW WATER PUMP, VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE, VOLKSWAGEN GOLF, VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A failure of the timing belt may cause the engine to shut down, potentially increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Gates will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water pump, free of charge. The recall began during May 2014. Owners may contact The Gates Corporation at 1-303-744-1911.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Audi A4 recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Audi TT recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Volkswagen Beetle recalls: 17 US campaigns
- Volkswagen Golf recalls: 28 US campaigns
- Volkswagen Jetta recalls: 27 US campaigns
- Volkswagen Passat recalls: 28 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 14E007, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14e007/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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