{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Continental recall 17E031: Continental Fuel Flange",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17e031/",
  "summary": "Recall 17E031 (Continental): Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source, may increase the risk of a fire.",
  "excerpt": "Continental Fuel Flange, model year 9999. Filed by Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 22 June 2017. 456,106 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (Continental) is recalling certain fuel pump flanges sold for use in Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche vehicles. The flange may crack allowing fuel to leak. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source, may increase the risk of a fire.” 17E031 Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Fuel System, Gasoline 22 June 2017 9999-9999 CONTINENTAL FUEL FLANGE Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source, may increase the risk of a fire. Continental will notify the vehicle and tank component manufacturers that purchased similar fuel pump flanges. Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche are already conducting recall campaigns to address the affected cracking fuel pump flanges. Owners may contact Continental at 1-248-393-5300. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:50:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T09:06:50+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Continental recall 17E031: Continental Fuel Flange\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17e031/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}