Fuel system, gasolineRecall 16V-200 · Bugatti vehicles
Bugatti recall 16V-200 covers 72 Bugatti vehicles for a fuel system, gasoline problem, reported to NHTSA on April 8, 2016. The manufacturer's latest report (2018 Q4) shows 97% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V200000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Bugatti is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Veyron vehicles manufactured March 10, 2006, to January 17, 2010 and 2010-2011 Veyron Grand Sport vehicles manufactured September 29, 2009, to June 30, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the fuel tank gauge may indicate that there is more fuel in the tank than there actually is.
The risk
The inaccurate gauge may cause a driver to unexpectedly run out of fuel and the vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Bugatti will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank control unit and upgrade the software, free of charge. The recall began on May 23, 2016. Owners may contact Bugatti at 1-805-557-1050.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
97%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from October 3, 2006 to June 30, 2010. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.