{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1991169","date":"1991-12-09","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Fuel System","summary":"THE FUEL TANK COULD DEVELOP A HAIRLINE CRACK ADJACENT TO A SMALL   SECTION OF SEAM WELD AT THE REAR OF THE TANK. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN, FUEL COULD SEEP OUT WHICH COULD RESULT IN FIRE IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION.  CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND FUEL TANKS WILL BE REPLACED IF NECESSARY.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"RS","part_number":null,"units":5533,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Système d'alimentation en carburant","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Le réservoir d'essence peut se fissurer près d'une petite section de soudure à l'arrière. Si cela se produit, l'essence peut fuir et causer un incendie lors d'une collision arrière."},"vehicles":[{"year":1987,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"CABRIOLET","vehicle_id":"1987_volkswagen_cabriolet","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1988,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"CABRIOLET","vehicle_id":"1988_volkswagen_cabriolet","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1989,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"CABRIOLET","vehicle_id":"1989_volkswagen_cabriolet","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1990,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"CABRIOLET","vehicle_id":"1990_volkswagen_cabriolet","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1987,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"SCIROCCO","vehicle_id":"1987_volkswagen_scirocco","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1988,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"SCIROCCO","vehicle_id":"1988_volkswagen_scirocco","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1991169"}