Recall Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / CABRIOLET / 1987
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 21435 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000006294000014458000000146 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CABRIOLET | Model Year: 1987 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 91V201000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1986 | End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1989 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 51000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 13 1991 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Nov, 18 1991 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 20 1991 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : A crack can develop in the fuel tank adjacent to a seam weld in the rear of the tank. | Consequence Summary: Fuel can leak from the cracked fuel tank which couldcatch fire in the presence of a source of ignition. |
| Corrective Summary : Check vehicle with a specially designed tool for the presence of a fuel tank crack, and replace fuel tank if defect is found. | Recall Notes: System: fuel tank.vehicle description: passenger cars. |
| Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: | Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: |