Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V203000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-11-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V203000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected
869
Reported to NHTSA
1971-11-10
Owners notified
1971-11-09

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

VOLKSWAGEN CAMPAIGN NO N/A.SQUAREBACK SEDANS WITH AUTO.TRA NSMISSION.POSSIBILITY THAT FUEL LINES MAY RUB AGAINST RECIRC ULATING SYSTEMS' EXHAUSTRETURN VALVES UNTIL WALLS OF LINES CH AFE OPEN.THIS WOULD PERMIT GASOLINE TOESCAPE, CONSTITUTINGFIRE HAZARD.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND PROPERLY ROUTINGLINE S AND REGULATORS.) (TYPE 3).

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Volkswagen Type III1972

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.