Recall Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1998
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 11513 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008689000203962000000134 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V134000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1997 | End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 28 1998 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 19800 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 25 1998 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Jun, 22 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 30 1998 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. if the engine backfires during a cold-start, an air screen which is loosely seated in the air flow meter can become damaged. | Consequence Summary: Screen pieces could enter the intake air flow system and prevent the throttle plate from returning to its full idle position. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a retaining ring to hold the air screen in place. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began during august 1998.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 vwoa at 1-800-822-8987 or 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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