Recall campaign · NHTSA 86V029000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1986-02-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 86V029000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component: Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected: 77,000
Reported to NHTSA: 1986-02-20
Owners notified: 1986-05-19

Defect description

MORE FUEL THAN PERMITTED BY FMVSS 301 MAY ESCAPE FROM THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY UNDER THE TEST CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THE STANDARD. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE CAR IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE FUEL SPILLAGE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WITH A MODIFIED UNIT.

Notes

SYSTEM: FUEL/FMVSS 301. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
Volkswagen Golf	1986 1985
Volkswagen GTI	1986 1985

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.