18Affected configurations shown650,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE COOLANT ESCAPING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COULDCONTACT THE DRIVER'S FEET AND INJURE THE DRIVER. ALSO, STEAM FROM THE HEATEDLIQUID WILL CLOUD ON THE WINDOW SURFACES AND IMPAIR THE DRIVER'S VISION ANDCOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
What fixes it
Official remedy
REPLACE THE HEATER CORE WITH AN IMPROVED HEATER CORE.
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 92V050000
1990 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →1990 VOLKSWAGEN GTIOpen vehicle record →1990 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →1989 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →1989 VOLKSWAGEN GTIOpen vehicle record →1989 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →1988 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →1988 VOLKSWAGEN GTIOpen vehicle record →1988 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →1987 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →1987 VOLKSWAGEN GTIOpen vehicle record →1987 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →1986 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →1986 VOLKSWAGEN GTIOpen vehicle record →1986 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →1985 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →1985 VOLKSWAGEN GTIOpen vehicle record →1985 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen 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.