1989 Golf & GTI Recall Notices |
These Recall Notices were issued by The National Highway Transportation Safety Administrationand apply to Volkswagens sold in the United States only. |
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : Make/Model/Year : Causing Fault : Resulting Fault : Component: Manufacturer: Year of Recall: Potential Number of Units Affected: Summary: Consequence of Defect: Corrective Action: System: Updated: |
92V050000 VOLKSWAGEN/GTI/1989 BURNED,OVERHEATED,BURNT OUT,MELTED FOGGED,POOR VISIBILITY HEATER:WATER:DEFROSTER:DEFOGGER:HEATER CORE:WATER VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC 1992 650,000 THE END CAP CONNECTING THE HEAT EXCHANGER'S CORE TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM COULD RUPTURE AND ALLOW HOT COOLANT TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE COOLANT ESCAPING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COULD CONTACT THE DRIVER'S FEET AND INJURE THE DRIVER. ALSO, STEAM FROM THE HEATED LIQUID WILL CLOUD ON THE WINDOW SURFACES AND IMPAIR THE DRIVER'S VISION AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. REPLACE THE HEATER CORE WITH AN IMPROVED HEATER CORE. WATER HEATER; HEATER CORE. August 24, 1997 |
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