Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V163000

Service brakes, hydraulic: brake fluid low warning: lamp

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-09-21.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V163000

Service brakes, hydraulic: brake fluid low warning: lamp

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: brake fluid low warning: lamp
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected
10,000
Reported to NHTSA
1971-09-21
Owners notified
1971-09-15

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

POSSIBILITY THAT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM MAY BECOME OVERLOA DED WHENIGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TOTRANSISTOR.IF THISHAPPENS, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WILL REMAINON EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ISIN PROPER WORKING ORDER. (CORRECT BY INSTALLING A DIODE IN WARNING LIGHTSYSTEM.)

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
Volkswagen Type I1972
Volkswagen Type II1972
Volkswagen Type III1972
Volkswagen Type IV1972

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.