Recall Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GOLF / 1987
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 22158 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000006416000014495000000253 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: GOLF | Model Year: 1987 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 92V050000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1984 | End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1990 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 650000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 29 1992 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Apr, 14 1992 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 20 1992 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The end cap connecting the heat exchanger's core to the engine cooling system could rupture and allow hot coolant to escape into the passenger compartment. | Consequence Summary: The coolant escaping into the passenger compartment couldcontact the driver's feet and injure the driver. also, steam from the heatedliquid will cloud on the window surfaces and impair the driver's vision andcould result in a vehicle accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Replace the heater core with an improved heater core. | Recall Notes: System: water heater; heater core.vehicle description: passenger automobiles. |
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