Recall Detail

AUDI / QUATTRO / 1985

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 24607 Vehicale/Equipment Name: AUDI
Recalled Component Id: 000005498000000366000000144 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: QUATTRO Model Year: 1985
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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