Recall Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / CABRIOLET / 1985
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 26797 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000004976000014456000000152 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CABRIOLET | Model Year: 1985 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 87V053000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1984 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1986 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 278520 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 04 1987 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Apr, 14 1987 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 21 1987 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Fuel pump, located inside fuel tank, could seize during high ambient temperatures because of an extreme fine mesh fuel filter restricting the fuel flow. | Consequence Summary: Fuel supply to engine would be partially interrupted,resulting in stalling. |
| Corrective Summary : Install a modified fuel pump and filter. | Recall Notes: System: fuel pump.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with a dual fuel pump system. |
| Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: | Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: |