NHTSA recall campaign

98V134000

Engine And Engine Cooling › Cooling System

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3Affected configurations shown19,800Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Report receivedOct 6, 1999
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

SCREEN PIECES COULD ENTER THE INTAKE AIR FLOW SYSTEM AND PREVENT THE THROTTLE PLATE FROM RETURNING TO ITS FULL IDLE POSITION.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RETAINING RING TO HOLD THE AIR SCREEN IN PLACE.

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 98V134000

1998 AUDI A4Open vehicle record →1998 AUDI A6Open vehicle record →1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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