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NHTSA Record Id: 24603 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: AUDI |
Recalled Component Id: 000005498000000370000000144 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
Model Name: QUATTRO | Model Year: 1989 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 89V006000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1983 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1988 |
Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 35000 |
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 23 1989 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Jan, 17 1989 |
Record Creation date : Jan, 23 1989 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
Defect Summary : Fuel injection seals may harden, due to high temperature and alcohol in some fuels, and allow fuel to escape into the engine compartment. | Consequence Summary: Fuel dripping onto hot engine components could cause anengine compartment fire. |
Corrective Summary : Replace engines fuel injector seals with improved seals plus improvements designed to better insulate the engine against fire risk. | Recall Notes: System: fuelvehicle description: passenger cars with turbo. |
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