Recall campaign · NHTSA 87V052000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1987-04-14.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V052000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component: Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected: 15,500
Reported to NHTSA: 1987-04-14
Owners notified: 1987-05-29

Defect description

USAGE OF FUEL WITH REID PRESSURE UP TO 14 PSI COULD, UNDER HIGH ENGINE LOAD AND HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, LEAD TO STALLING.

Safety risk

FUEL FLOW COULD BECOME RESTRICTED AND CAUSE THE ENGINETO STALL.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL A NEW FUEL TANK, CONTAINING A REDESIGNED FUEL FILTER, AS WELL AS MODIFIED CONTROL UNITS.

Notes

SYSTEM: FUEL TANK.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VAN TYPE VEHICLES.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 3 models.

Model	Years on record
Volkswagen Camper	1987 1986
Volkswagen Syncro	1987 1986
Volkswagen Vanagon	1987 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.