NHTSA recall campaign

91V201000

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly

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6Affected configurations shown51,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentFuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Report receivedJun 11, 1992
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE CRACKED FUEL TANK WHICH COULDCATCH FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

What fixes it

Official remedy

CHECK VEHICLE WITH A SPECIALLY DESIGNED TOOL FOR THE PRESENCE OF A FUEL TANK CRACK, AND REPLACE FUEL TANK IF DEFECT IS FOUND.

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 91V201000

1990 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLETOpen vehicle record →1989 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLETOpen vehicle record →1988 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLETOpen vehicle record →1988 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCOOpen vehicle record →1987 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLETOpen vehicle record →1987 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCOOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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