{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"99V058000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"PE99001","kind":"PE","kind_name":"Preliminary evaluation","opened":"1999-01-01","closed":"1999-03-24","open":false,"manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES","subject":"FUEL EXPULSION","summary":"BY LETTER DATED MARCH 22, 1999, VOLKSWAGEN NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT WOULD TAKE SAFETY RECALL ACTION TO CORRECT THE SPITBACK PROBLEM ON ALL THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.BASED ON THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ACTION (ODI 99V-058), THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.","campaigns":["99V058000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"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.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/99V058000"}