Recall Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / VANAGON / 1986
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 26778 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000004974000014649000000147 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: VANAGON | Model Year: 1986 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 87V051000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1985 | End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1986 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 339 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 10 1987 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Apr, 14 1987 |
| Record Creation date : May, 06 1987 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Fuel tank filler neck pipe may not seat properly in the fuel tank opening. also, the sending unit cover may be deformed. | Consequence Summary: Fuel could escape, creating the potential for a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Install a redesigned filler neck pipe and replace the sending unit gasket. | Recall Notes: System: fuel tank.vehicle description: van type vehicles. |
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