NHTSA recall campaign

96V115000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Cooling System

Check my VIN
5Affected configurations shown8,100Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Report receivedJan 7, 1996
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

A LEAKING HEAT EXCHANGER WILL ALLOW HOT COOLANT TO ESCAPE CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER'S FEET OR COULD STEAM UP THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY IMPAIRING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEAT EXCHANGER ON THESE VEHICLES.

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 96V115000

1990 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATOpen vehicle record →1990 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADOOpen vehicle record →1989 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATOpen vehicle record →1989 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADOOpen vehicle record →1988 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATOpen 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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