9Affected configurations shown110,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WHICH LEADS FROM THE TRANSMISSION LEVER TO THE THROTTLE HOUSING MAY MALFUNCTION. ACCELERATOR CABLE MAY HAVE BEEN BENT DURING INSTALLATION OR DURING SERVICING OF ENGINE COMPONENTS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE STEEL BAND CABLE TO BIND AND CAN RESULT IN DELAYED RESPONSE DURING DECELERATION, HIGH ENGINE IDLE AND HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION.
What fixes it
Official remedy
THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE. IN ADDITION, OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM WILL BE CHECKED, LUBRICATED, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACED. THIS WILL BE DONE WITHOUT CHARGE.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 81V012000
1980 VOLKSWAGEN RABBITOpen vehicle record →1980 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCOOpen vehicle record →1979 VOLKSWAGEN RABBITOpen vehicle record →1979 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCOOpen vehicle record →1978 VOLKSWAGEN RABBITOpen vehicle record →1978 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCOOpen vehicle record →1977 VOLKSWAGEN RABBITOpen vehicle record →1977 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCOOpen vehicle record →1976 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCOOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.