Booklet 1.2 USA Warranty
Federal Emissions Performance War ranty
For 2 years or 24,000 miles and 8 years or 80,000 mile s
Volkswage n of A m eri ca, Inc., (Vo lksw agen ) wa r
rants to the orig in al re lail pur ch aser o r or igi nal
l essee of a mod el year
2006 Vo lkswage n ve hicle
an d any sub sequ en1 purc hase r or lessee of the
veh icl e th at if th e fo llowi ng co ndit io ns are met,
a n y a uth ori ze d Vo lksw agen dea le r in th e Unit ed
S tates, includin g its te rri to ri es, a nd Canad a will
r e m edy a ny nonco nfo rmi ty. as deter min ed
be low, free of ch arge, und er the foll owi ng co ndi
t io ns:
• th e ve hicle fa ils
to con form at any time
durin g 24 m ont hs or 24 ,00 0 miles , w hi ch eve r oc
c u rs first, to ap plica ble emi ssio n inspectio n
sta ndards as dete rmin ed by an EPA Approved
Sta te Inspect io n and Ma inten ance Tes t (1/M), or •
if the ve hicle has bee n in use for m ore th an
24 m onth s or 24,000 mil es, b ut less than 8 years o r 80,000 miles, whi ch ever occurs first, t he ve hicle
fa ils an 1/M Test res ult ing fro m a ma lfu nc tion o f
a ca ta lyt ic co nve rter, e ngine elec tron ic co ntrol
m odul e or o n-boa rd d iag nos tic dev ice
(0 80). and
• the fail ure o f th e 1/M Tes t re quir es the ve hicle
ow ner to bea r an y pe nalty or other sanct ion, in
cl udin g th e den ial of
rig ht to use the vehicle
und er loca l, s ta te or fe d era l l aw , and
• th e ve hicle has bee n ma inta in ed an d oper
ate d in acco rdance w ith Volk swage n's instr uc
ti ons for pro per maint en ance an d use
to Vo lkswage n
o r th e dea le r. If th e de ale r d eni es you r cla im, you
w ill b e notifi ed in writing of the reasons for re
j ec tin g th e cla im. If yo u d o not receive not ice of
de nial o f yo ur clai m with in the a bove ti me pe
r iod, Volk swage n is requ ired by law to honor the
cl aim .
Un der certain circ um stan ces , yo ur claim may be
d eni ed beca use yo u have fa iled
to comp ly w ith
i n str u ction s for schedul ed m aintenance con-
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tain ed in yo ur Vol ksw age n Ma inten ance
b ookl et. In d ete rminin g whet her yo u h ave com
pli ed wit h the in stru cti ons fo r sc hedul ed main
t e n an ce a nd pro per u se, Volkswage n may re
q ui re yo u t o furn ish proof of c omplian ce only
w ith t hose ma inten ance instru ctions w hich
Vo lkswagen has reason to be lieve were no t pe r
form ed and w hic h co uld be th e cau se o f the 1/ M
T es t fa ilure .
Vo lkswagen may de ny an em iss ion pe rfo rm ance
warra nty c lai m on th e bas is tha t a non -EPA cer
tifi ed r eplace ment part was used in t he m aint e
n ance or re pa ir of the ve hicl e if Vo lkswagen can
p rove that th e non -ce r1ifi ed part is e ither defec
ti ve in m ate rial s or wor kman sh ip , or not e quiva
l e nt fro m an em iss ion sta ndp oint t o th e or igi nal
p art. a nd yo u are no t ab le 10 offer i nfor mation
th at th e pa rt i s eith er not defect ive o r e qu ivale nt
to th e o rigin al p art wit h res pec t to its e miss io n
p erfo rm an ce.
Vo lkswagen w ill not deny a claim re la tin g to
• warra nty work or p re-de livery service per
fo rm ed by
auth ori ze d Vo lkswag en dealer, o r
• work pe rfo rm ed in an em erg ency to rec tify
an un sa fe co nd ition attrib utabl e
to Volkswagen,
p rov ided you have take n ste p s in a time ly
Boo klet 1.2 U SA War ran ty
Performance Warranty claim approval
You may raise a claim under this warran ty im
mediat ely afte r your vehicle has fail ed a Ca li
fornia 1/M test if, as a res ult of that failure , you
a re re qui re d by law to r epair th e vehicle to avoid
imposition of a penalt y or cance llation of your
right
u se the vehi cle. You need actua lly
s uff er the loss or lose the right to use ve
hicle or pay for the r epair before prese ntin g your
cla im.
C laim s ma y be pre sented only by bringing your
ve hicle to any authoriz ed Volkswagen dea ler in
th e Un it ed State s, incl uding it s te rritor ies, and
Ca nada. The dea le r wi ll honor or den y yo ur
claim within a reasona ble tim e, not t o exceed
thirt y (30) days, from the time at which yo ur ve
hicl e is pres ented for repair o r w ithi n any tim e
peri od spe cified by local, state o r fede ral law,
whichev er is short er, exce pt when
delay is
ca use d b y eve nts not a ttributabl e to Volkswagen
o r the dealer. If the dea ler d eni es your cla im, you
w ill be notified in writing of the rea sons fo r r e
j ec tin g th e claim. If you do not r ece ive no tice of
denial of your claim within the above time pe
riod, Vo lk sw agen is requir ed by law to honor the
claim.
Und er ce rtain circum stan ces, your claim may be
denied because yo u ha ve fa iled t o comply with
in structions for schedul ed maint enan ce con
tain ed in your Volkswagen Ma intenance
bookl et. In d eterminin g w heth er you have co m
p li ed w ith the in stru ctio ns for scheduled main- t
e nan ce and prop er u se, Volkswagen may re
qu ire yo u to furni sh proof of complianc e onl y
with t hose maintenan ce instru ctions whi ch
Volkswage n has r ea so n to believe we re not per
for med and which could be th e ca use of th e 1/M
T es t fa ilure.
Vo lkswagen may deny an emi ssion performan ce
war ra nt y claim on the basis that a non-EPA cer
tifi ed r eplace ment part was use d in th e mainte
n an ce or re pa ir of the ve hicle if Volk swage n ca n
pro ve t hat the non -cert ified part i s eith er d efec
tiv e in mat eria ls o r wo rkman sh ip, or no t equiva
l e nt fr om an emi ssio n sta ndpoint to th e or iginal
part, and you are no t able to offe r inform atio n
that th e part is e ith er not d efective o r equivalent
t o th e o riginal part with respect to its em ission
p erforman ce.
Volk swage n wi ll not deny a claim re lat in g to:
• warra nty work or p re-de livery serv ice per
fo rmed by an authorize d Vo lkswa gen dea le r, o r
• work performed in an em erg ency to rect ify
a n un safe co nditi on
ro Vo lkswag en,
provided you have taken ste ps in a tim ely
mann er t o put th e vehi cle back into a co n
form ing co nditi on , o r
• the use of an uncertifi ed part or to non com
plian ce with the in struction s for proper maint e
nan ce and use, whic h is not re lated to th e 1/ M
Te st
Additional Information About Your California Emissions Warranties
Warranty period
The warranty period beg ins on the elate th e ve
h icl e is delivered to th e original r eta il pur cha ser
or o riginal l essee, a nd any sub seq uent pur
c ha ser or l essee or, if the vehicle is fir st plac ed in
24 Californi a Emi ss ion s Warra nti es
se rv ice as a demon strator or company car prior deli very , on the elate is fir st placed in
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What is not covered
Tires
Tires are 110 1 cove re d b y thi s but are
separate ly war ran te d by the ti re manu fac turer.
T o ass ist yo u in ob taini ng re lated Wa rra nty in
form ation, a list of tire man ufact ure rs and ad- d
resses is prov ided at the en d of this book le t.
Ver ify with th e tir e m anu fac tur er w hat i s cove re d
un der th eir wa rra nty.
Main tenance services and mechanical adjus tmen ts
Thi s w arrant y does no t c o ver cos t of pa rts
a nd la b or in vo lve d in an y sc hedul ed m ain te
na nce servi ce.
Th is warra nty does not cover
rep lace ment of
fi lters, oil, l ub rican ts, fluid s, or air co ndi tioner
re fri gera nt ch arge, u nless t heir rep lace men t is a
n ecessary part of warra nty se rvice o n a cove re d
co mp onent. Mec
hani cal adju stment s not associate d wit h a
d efec t in mate ri al or wo rkman ship are no t cov
e red af te r th e firs t year or 12, 000 m iles, whi ch
everocc urs firs t (i.e. headli ght adju stm ent ). Thi s
warranty does no t cove r w hee l a lignm ent or tir e
b ala n ci ng.
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
Thi s warra nty does not cover:
• d am age or malfun cti ons w hic h are th e res ult
of imp roper re pair of the v ehi cle, insta ll at io n of
an y
110 11 Ge nuin e Volksw agen parts that w ill
a lter th e ve hicle performan ce spe cifi cation s
fr om th ose se t by th e ve hicle m anufa ctur er,
modi fications
th e ve hicle (including the e n
g in e m anage men t sys te m ), accessor ies suc h as
ala rm sys te m s, remo te s tarters, roof racks o r
co mm unicat io ns eq uip me nt, d efec ts or failu res
r es ultin g from the use of new parts not sold o r
a pp roved by Vo lkswage n, o r use d p art s, or th e
r es ult ant d am age to assoc iate d part s or sys te m s;
o r
• d ama ge o r malfunct io ns wh ic h we re ca used
by th e altera tion of th e ve hicl e, in
an y
m ajor or stru ctural alt erat ions s uch as the con
v er sio n of the ve hicle to a c on verti ble or the
m odifi catio n of th e ro of to acco mm odate a glass
roo f st ru ctur e o r ot her si m ila r stru ctur al a lt er
a tions; o r
4 Limited New V ehicle Warranty
• damage or m alfun ctio ns caused by int en
ti onal or unint ent io nal misf uelin g, co llision or
m od ifica tions of th e ve hicle , includin g, but not
limi ted
th e in staUatio n of e ngin e m anage
ment comp onen ts no t a ppro ved b y Vo lksw agen ;
o r
• damage or m alfun cti ons res ulting from the
u se of the ve hicle in co mp etiti ve eve nts or
ca used by acci dent or fi re; o r
• d am age or m alfun cti ons resu lting from con
t inu ed op era tion of t he ve hicle af te r a w arnin g
li gh t, ga uge rea din g o r oth er w arnin gs indi cate a
me ch ani ca l o r op erat ional p roblem; o r
• d am ag e o r m alfun ctio ns due to su sp ensio n
m odifi cati ons, s u ch as th e in sta lla tio n of af te r
m arke t spr ings, sh oc k ab so rb ers, or lowe ring
kit s.
T his w arranty does no t co ve r ve hicl es seve re ly
damage d and
I o r decl are d to be a to ta l loss by
a n in sur er o r veh icles s ubsta nti all y re-asse m
bl ed from or r ep air ed
p an s obta in ed from
an other ve hicle .
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follow reco mm ended
m aint enan ce and u se re quirem ent s as se t forth
in the V olkswa gen Ow ner's Manu al a nd th e
Main te nance Yo ur deale r will den y wa rranty co verage u nless
yo u pr ese nt dea le r p roof in the fo rm o f
Serv ic e or R ep air Ord ers that a ll sc hedul ed
m aint enan ce w as perform ed in a tim ely
a d efe ct in manufactur er's mat erial or
out
of -pocke t expen ses for sub stitut e tran spo rta
tion or lod ging
1>.
bird dropping s, s ton es, floo dwat er, wind sto rm s,
tr ee sa p or oth er sim ilar
ff the speedom eter unit replac ed , "S pee d
om eter Rep lac em ent R ecord" mu st b e fill ed out
b y a n auth ori ze d Vo lkswage n
Thi s wa rranty gives yo u sp eci fic le ga l rig ht s a nd
yo u m ay a lso have oth er rig ht s, w hic h vary fro m
to sra te .
I) So me s tates do allow excl usio n or limitati on of or conseq uential damag e, so li mior excl usio n appl y lo you. This war rant y yo u sp ec ific lega l rig hts and you may a lso oth er ri ght s, w hich va ry from sta te.
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Free -of -charge repair
R epairs under are made free of
c harge. Your auth orized Vo lkswage n dealer will
What is not covered
Maintenance services
T his warranty does not cover the cost of parts
and labor invo lved in any scheduled main te
nance service. Sched uled maint enan ce serv ices
are desc ribed in your Vo lkswagen Maintenance
13ook le l. repair
defective pa
rt o r r epla ce it wi th a or re manu fac turcd genuine Volkswagen
Thi s wa rranty d oes not cover replacemem of o il, lub rica ms or fluids unless th eir re
p lac em en t is a nec essary of wa rranty ser
v ice on a covered
Damage or malfunction due to misuse, negligence, alteration,
accident or fire
This warranty does not cover:
• damage or malfunctions which are the result
of improper repair of the vehicle, insta llation of
any non Genuin e Vo lkswag en parts
will
alter the vehicl e performance specilication s
fr o m tho se set by the vehicle manufa ctur er,
m odilicati ons
the vehicle (includi ng the en
g in e management system), accessories su ch as
ala rm syste ms, remote starters, roof racks or
co mmunication s equipmelll, defects or failur es
r es ulling from
use of new part s not sold or
a pp rove d by Volkswage n, or used parts, or the
re sultant damage to as socia ted parts or sys te m s:
• damage or malfunctio n s which were ca use d
by the alteration of the vehicle, in particular any
major or st ru ctu ral al tera1ions su ch as
th e con
vers ion of the vehic le
10 a co nve rtib le or t he
modilication of1h e roof10 accom modate a gla ss
roo f s1ru ctur e or o ther sim ila r alt er
a li ons;
Wear and tear items
Th is wa rran ty does not cove r re pl ace men1 of
a n y powertra in comp on ent s that wear a re
s ult of no rma l use o r
8 Limited Pow ertrain Warranty
• damage or ma lf u nct ions caused by in1cn -
1i on al o r unint e111i ona l mi sfue ling, collision or
modilications of the vehicl e, including, but not
limit ed t o th e installatio n of eng ine m anage
m ent co mpon ent s not approv ed b y Vo lkswagen;
• damage or malfunc tio ns res ult ing from the
u se o f the veh icle in comp etitive events or
cause d by accide111 or fire; or
• damage or malfunctions resulting from con
tinue d operat ion of th e vehicle
a warning
li g h t, gauge reading or ot her warnings indicate a
m ec hani cal or opera tional problem; or
• damage or ma lfunctions due to s uspens io n
su ch as the ins1aUa1ion of af te r
m arke t sp rings, s hock absorbe rs, or lowe ring
kits.
This warranty does not cover vehicles severely
dam aged a nd
I or d eclared 10 be a to tal l oss by
an i nsure r or vehicles re- asse m
b le d from or rep aired wit h parts obta ined from
a noth er used
Free-of-charge repair
Repair s un der th is wa rrant y are m ad e free of
c h arge . T he a uth ori zed Volkswage n dealer w ill
r e p air th e defec tive part ur r ep lace it with a new
o r r cm anu fact urcd genu in e Volksw age n p art.
What is not covered
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Tip s
Y o ur Volk swagen is co rro sion prot ecte d at the
You d o not nee d to pu rc h ase rust
pro ofi ng w hen you bu y your Volk swage n in
o rd er t o keep t his
in eff ect.
Surface corrosion without perforation
Repa irs arc covered und er thi s w arran ty only if
th ere is ru st-throu gh c onditio n in th e body s hee t
m eta l n ot ca use d by o utsi de infl uen ces .
Perforation of sheet metal due to accident, lack of care, or failure to
repair or modifications to the paint/painted surface
This warra nty does not cove r corrosion p erfo ra
t ion resultin g from t he to p rom ptly repa ir
p aint da mage , damag ed u nder coa tin g, ur sur
fa ce c orrosio n. I
t d oes no t cove r dam age due
to fa il ure to wash
or o therw ise reg ular ly ca re fo r th e ve hicle as de
s crib ed in th e V olk swagen Own er's Ma nual.
Thi s warran ty does no t co ve r cor ros io n p erfo ra
t io n r esultin g fro m unr epa ired co llis io n dam age
o r i mprop er co llisio n re pa ir .
Special exclusion for any aluminum portions that may be part of your
Volkswagen vehicle
T hi s wa rran ty does not cove r cor rosion perfo ra
ti on due to fa ilur e to pe rfo rm body re p air s in ac
co rda nce w ith Vol kswag en's sp ec ifie d re pa ir
p roce dures, i nclud ing use of no n-a lumin um
a lloy part s.
I t d oes not cove r co rros io n p erfora ti on re sult ing
fro m t he u se of a ny in ferio r ru stp roofi ng age nt
o r m eth od.
Environmental damage
Thi s war ranty does not cover da mage cause d by
a irb orn e in du str ia l p ollut ants (e.g . ac id rain ), Y
our au thori zed Vo lkswage n dea le rs h ip w ill do
i ts best
to ma tc h yo ur ve hicles o rig ina l fin ish,
b ut th is wa rran ty does not co ve r th e cost o f
p ain tin g th e
ve hicle so lely for pa int
bird d ropp in gs, stones, floo d wa te r. wi nd
s to rm s, tr ee sa p or other sim ilar o ccurre nces .
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Corrosion perforation because of failure to rustproof when collision
damage is repaired
Body parts that hav e been re paired or newly inafter a collision must b e treate d with a
ru stproo fing ag en t is co m pat ibl e with Volk
swagen's factory corro sio n p rotec tion. If
yo u to have your vehicle treated in this way
after co llis io n , Volk swage n wi ll not be respo n
s ibl e th e repair any resulting rust- throug h.
Tips
The "Othe r Te rms" pre sented in th e Li m ited
New Ve hicle Warranty also app ly
to thi s
12 Limit ed Warranty Against Corro sion P erforation
manner to put the vehicle back a con
forming condition, or
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• use of an unc ertified part or noncom
plian ce with the inst ru ction s for p roper mainte
nan ce and use, w hic h is not related to the 1/M
Te st failur e
Additional Information About Your Federal Emissions Warran ties
Warranty period
Th e wa rrant y peri od beg ins on the date th e ve
hicl e is deli ve red the o riginal pur cha ser
or origina l less ee, and an y subsequ ent pur
c h ase r or lessee or, if th e ve hicl e is first placed in
Proper maintenance and use
Instru ction s for proper maintenan ce are con
tain ed in yo ur Volk swagen Mai nte nance
bookle t. Tim e and mil eage interval s, at whic h
maim enan ce is to be per formed , may var y from
model
to mod el.
Vo lk swage n reco mmends yo u keep a reco rd of
scheduled mainte nance by having your Volk
sw age n Mainte nance bookl et validated at the
approximate time or milea ge int erva ls by th e au
thor ize d Vo lkswagen dealer or oth er se rvi ce
fa. that p erform ed mainten an ce . If yo u
p erfo rm th e maint enance yourse lf, keep all doc
umentation a s proof you have performed the
m aint ena nce at the approximate time or
mil eage interval s reco mm ended , that you have
Use of Genuine Volkswagen Parts
Volkswage n reco mmends that Genuin e Volk
swagen pa rts be u sed as replacement parts fo r
the ma intena nce, repair or rep laceme nt of e mis
sion control system s. Us e of repla cement parts
w hich are no c e qui valent to Genuine Volk
swagen pares in emi ssion p erfo rm an ce and d u
rability m ay impair
effect ive ness of emiss ion serv
ice as a demons trator or compa ny dem on
s trator or compan y car prior
to deli very, on the
date it is first placed in serv ice.
u se d proper parts, and you were able to pe r
form the mainten an ce properly.
Failure to m aintain your vehicle according to the
in struction for prop er maintenan ce ma y ca use
the vehicle to exc eed ap plicable e miss ion s stan
d ard s and could result in denial of warranty cov
erag e. How ever, Vo lkswagen
not den y a
warranty claim solely on the bas is of yo ur failur e
to maintain the vehic le according
the instruc
t ions or fa ilure to kee p a record of maintenance.
In struction s for prop er use of
ve hicl e are
conta ined in your Volk swage n Own er's
control syscems. h ough u se of part s otJ1 er
than Genu ine Volkswagen parts does not inval i
dat e these warranti es, Volkswagen assum es no
liab ility und er these warra nties for fa ilure of
s uch parts
damage to o ther part s cause d by
s u ch failure.
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