| NHTSA Record Id: 12067 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008772000206479000000073 |
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| Model Name: GOLF |
Model Year: 1994 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V195000 |
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| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1992 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1995 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 153000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 15 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Aug, 17 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 28 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the rear brake line on the passenger side was routed too close to the corner of the fuel tank. the line could be damaged by chafing against the fuel tank. |
Consequence Summary: Repeated chafing could eventually result in a leaking brake line causing diminished braking in one brake circuit increasing the vehicle's stopping distance. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the brake line and replace any damaged lines. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began october 15, 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 vw 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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