NHTSA campaign 14E007000 · Part 573 safety recall report

The Gates Corporation: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine

The Gates Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 7, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 50. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

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 have 'US9377' stamped on the water pump housing. These service replacement parts were sold for use in model year 1999-2005 Audi A4, 2000-2006 Audi TT, 1998-2005 Volkswagen Beetle, 1999-2006 Golf, 1999-2008 and 2011-2013 Volkswagen Jetta, and 2000-2005 Volkswagen Passat. In the affected water pumps, the pulley or sprocket that turns the timing belt may develop microfractures causing the timing belt to fail.

The risk

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.

49 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2013 Volkswagen Jetta	518	6	3	12
2012 Volkswagen Jetta	500	8	6	24
2011 Volkswagen Jetta	607	10	9	27
2008 Volkswagen Jetta	188	6	4	4
2007 Volkswagen Jetta	201	6	7	11
2006 Audi TT	4	1	0	1
2006 Volkswagen Golf	12	3	0	1
2006 Volkswagen Jetta	580	6	6	15
2005 Audi A4	219	4	3	7
2005 Audi TT	11	1	0	0
2005 Volkswagen Beetle	261	6	5	11
2005 Volkswagen Golf	19	4	0	1
2005 Volkswagen Jetta	248	7	14	8
2005 Volkswagen Passat	148	4	11	7
2004 Audi A4	189	3	3	8
2004 Audi TT	25	2	0	0
2004 Volkswagen Beetle	349	6	13	7
2004 Volkswagen Golf	28	6	1	3
2004 Volkswagen Jetta	231	5	20	15
2004 Volkswagen Passat	279	4	25	9
2003 Audi A4	210	4	6	10
2003 Audi TT	13	1	0	0
2003 Volkswagen Beetle	314	5	7	7
2003 Volkswagen Golf	27	6	7	0
2003 Volkswagen Jetta	457	4	70	25
2003 Volkswagen Passat	634	7	94	14
2002 Audi A4	181	2	6	13
2002 Audi TT	38	2	0	1
2002 Volkswagen Beetle	165	8	4	13
2002 Volkswagen Golf	74	7	0	2
2002 Volkswagen Jetta	702	7	71	31
2002 Volkswagen Passat	636	4	46	10
2001 Audi A4	131	3	9	5
2001 Audi TT	120	5	3	4
2001 Volkswagen Beetle	203	8	9	12
2001 Volkswagen Golf	116	9	2	4
2001 Volkswagen Jetta	668	7	12	40
2001 Volkswagen Passat	430	4	14	14
2000 Audi A4	96	5	2	5
2000 Audi TT	73	6	0	2
2000 Volkswagen Beetle	263	7	21	8
2000 Volkswagen Golf	88	8	1	3
2000 Volkswagen Jetta	439	5	14	27
2000 Volkswagen Passat	507	5	25	11
1999 Audi A4	190	7	2	9
1999 Volkswagen Beetle	174	7	20	17
1999 Volkswagen Golf	64	7	1	3
1999 Volkswagen Jetta	349	7	9	33
1998 Volkswagen Beetle	171	8	16	14

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14E007000.

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