| NHTSA Record Id: 11855 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008897000206476000000134 |
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| Model Name: CORRADO |
Model Year: 1994 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V295000 |
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| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1991 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1994 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 6217 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 22 1999 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Nov, 13 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 24 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with vr6 engines. a coolant system component such as the thermo switch, radiator fan, or water pump, can malfunction causing the coolant temperature and coolant system pressure to increase significantly. over time, excessive pressure can cause leakage of coolant fromthe system, including leakage from the heat exchanger. |
Consequence Summary: Leakage of hot coolant from the heat exchanger can cause injury to the feet of the driver or steam up the interior of the vehicle temporarily impairing the driver's vision. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install in the coolant inlet hose to the heater core, a pressure reducer with a 5mm diameter secured by a spring tensioned hose clamp. also a new relay that will change the operation of the secondary electrical coolant pump will be installed. dealers will also perform a functional check of the cooling system to make sure that all cooling system components operate properly. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began february 22, 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 vwoa at 1-800-822-8987.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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