NHTSA recall campaign

87V052000

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly

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6Affected configurations shown15,500Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentFuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Report receivedFeb 4, 1988
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

FUEL FLOW COULD BECOME RESTRICTED AND CAUSE THE ENGINETO STALL.

What fixes it

Official remedy

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

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 87V052000

1987 VOLKSWAGEN CAMPEROpen vehicle record →1987 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGONOpen vehicle record →1987 VOLKSWAGEN SYNCROOpen vehicle record →1986 VOLKSWAGEN CAMPEROpen vehicle record →1986 VOLKSWAGEN SYNCROOpen vehicle record →1986 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGONOpen 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.

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