NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V052000

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly — Volkswagen · reported 14 Apr 1987 · 15,500 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

USAGE OF FUEL WITH REID PRESSURE UP TO 14 PSI COULD, UNDER HIGH ENGINE LOAD AND HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, LEAD TO STALLING.

The risk

FUEL FLOW COULD BECOME RESTRICTED AND CAUSE THE ENGINETO STALL.

The fix

INSTALL A NEW FUEL TANK, CONTAINING A REDESIGNED FUEL FILTER, AS WELL AS MODIFIED CONTROL UNITS.

SYSTEM: FUEL TANK.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VAN TYPE VEHICLES.

NHTSA campaign

87V052000

Filed by

Volkswagen Of America,inc

Report received

14 Apr 1987

Owners notified

29 May 1987

Potentially affected

15,500

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1986 Volkswagen Camper 1987 Volkswagen Camper 1986 Volkswagen Syncro 1987 Volkswagen Syncro 1986 Volkswagen Vanagon 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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