Recall campaign · NHTSA 86V149000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1986-11-07.

Recall campaignNHTSA 86V149000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component: Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected: 23,000
Reported to NHTSA: 1986-11-07
Owners notified: 1986-11-07

Defect description

MORE FUEL THAN PERMITTED BY FMVSS 301 MAY ESCAPE FROM THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CARS ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 301.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WITH A MODIFIED UNIT.

Notes

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

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
Volkswagen Golf	1986
Volkswagen GTI	1986

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.