{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"85V090000","date":"1985-07-18","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":"VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP","summary":"THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK COULD FAIL     DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THIS FAILURE IS CAUSED BY BEARING TOLERANCES   WHICH DO NOT ACCOMMODATE TEMPERATURE EXPANSIONS.                                                                                                                  CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IN THE EVENT THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILS, IT WILL INTERRUPT  THE FUEL SUPPLY TO THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND COULD CAUSE A TRAFFIC  HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY.","consequence":null,"remedy":"A MODIFIED FUEL PUMP, HOSE AND CLAMPS WILL BE INSTALLED.","notes":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS. SYSTEM: FUEL PUMP, INSIDE GAS TANK.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":20560,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1985,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"SCIROCCO","vehicle_id":"1985_volkswagen_scirocco","match":"exact","built_from":"1984-08-01","built_to":"1985-05-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/85V090000"}