# Transport Canada recall 1998101

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1998101
- Manufacturer's number: UA
- Reported: 1998\-05\-20
- Component: Electrical
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 1515

## What is wrong

ELECTRICAL WIRING MAY CHAFE AGAINST THE BATTERY TRAY DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. IF DAMAGE OCCURS, THE FUEL PUMP COULD MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING.  IN SOME INSTANCES CHAFING COULD ALSO RESULT IN A WIRING FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

CORRECTION: A MODIFIED BATTERY TRAY WILL BE INSTALLED AND WIRING WILL BE PROPERLY ROUTED AND SECURED.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE](/makes/volkswagen/beetle/1998/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [Edition86](/bulletins/10243011.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [Edition115](/bulletins/10242996.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [Edition86](/bulletins/10242349.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin
- [TT641402](/bulletins/10239789.md), 2023-07-31, Service bulletin
- [V271901201189422](/bulletins/10228178.md), 2023-01-06, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-19\-09](/bulletins/10160839.md), 2019-06-07, Service bulletin
- [TT 91 19 01](/bulletins/10159014.md), 2019-04-22, Service bulletin
- [V271901\-2011894](/bulletins/10158529.md), 2019-04-15, Service bulletin
- [TT 271002](/bulletins/10157828.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin
- [TT001703](/bulletins/10133469.md), 2018-04-16, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1998101](/v1/recalls/tc/1998101)

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