NHTSA recall 91V201000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 91V201000 |
| Manufacturer | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Reported | 1991-11-18 |
| Owners notified | 1991-12-13 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 51000 |
What is wrong
A CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE FUEL TANK ADJACENT TO A SEAM WELD IN THE REAR OF THE TANK.
What can happen
FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE CRACKED FUEL TANK WHICH COULDCATCH FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
CHECK VEHICLE WITH A SPECIALLY DESIGNED TOOL FOR THE PRESENCE OF A FUEL TANK CRACK, AND REPLACE FUEL TANK IF DEFECT IS FOUND.
Notes
SYSTEM: FUEL TANK.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.
| 1987 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLET | Built 1986-08-01 to 1989-08-01. |
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| 1988 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLET | Built 1986-08-01 to 1989-08-01. |
| 1989 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLET | Built 1986-08-01 to 1989-08-01. |
| 1990 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLET | Built 1986-08-01 to 1989-08-01. |
| 1987 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO | Built 1986-08-01 to 1989-08-01. |
| 1988 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO | Built 1986-08-01 to 1989-08-01. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA91016
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA91016 | Engineering analysis, opened 1991-02-28, closed 1991-11-27. GAS TANK LEAKS. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.