| NHTSA Record Id: 10307 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: AUDI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009040000203908000000147 |
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| Model Name: A6 |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V058000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: KT |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 22 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 27964 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 08 1999 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Mar, 22 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 25 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with quattro drive system which employs a fuel and fuel vapor leak detection system. if the vehicle is refueled shortly after the engine is started, and is kept running while being refueled, the fuel vapor recovery system could produce sufficient back pressure to cause fuel to be ejected after a complete fill-up when the fuel pump nozzle is removed from the filler neck. |
Consequence Summary: In the presence of an ignition source, fuel spray could result in fire or possible personal injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Vw is providing a new page for the owner's manual and also requesting owners to make an appointment with their dealers to have a label containing important refueling instructions installed inside of the fuel filler door. dealers will also remove the tire pressure label and replace it with a new label affixed to the fender well at the right rear door. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 8, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact audi at 1-800-822-2834. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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