| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 29959 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: AUDI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000005083000000305000000106 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: 5000 | Model Year: 1987 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 87V158000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER | Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Dec, 01 1985 | End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 01 1986 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 16000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 28 1987 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Oct, 06 1987 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 13 1987 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Certain rear brake calipers could bind and consequently overheat. | Consequence Summary: Overheated calipers could cause brake pedal to feelspongy and could result in one brake circuit becoming inoperative. brakingability would be affected. |
| Corrective Summary : Requires inspection of brake calipers and replacement of calipers as necessary. | Recall Notes: System: rear brake caliper.vehicle description: passenger cars |
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