Volkswagen Vanagon. Published by Transport Canada as 1987042 on 29 April 1987. System: Fuel System.
What the notice says On certain Vanagon Synchro, out of round fuel filler neck pipe may not seat properly in fuel tank opening. This could result in fuel seepage. Also, fuel tank sending unit cover gasket may be damaged allowing fuel leakage. Both problems could result in a potential fire hazard. Correction: redesigned filler neck pipe …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1987042
- Recall date
- 29 April 1987
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Models
- Vanagon
- Model years
- 1986
- Vehicle class
- Minivan
- System
- Fuel System
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 266
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain Vanagon Synchro, out of round fuel filler neck pipe may not seat properly in fuel tank opening. This could result in fuel seepage. Also, fuel tank sending unit cover gasket may be damaged allowing fuel leakage. Both problems could result in a potential fire hazard. Correction: redesigned filler neck pipe will be installed and sending unit gasket will be replaced.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1987042.
Volkswagen elsewhere in this register
Volkswagen is named on 284 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1987043 · 29 April 1987 · Vanagon · Fuel System
- 1987044 · 29 April 1987 · Cabriolet, Scirocco, Jetta · Fuel System
- 1987020 · 16 February 1987 · Rabbit, Jetta, Cabriolet · Emissions
- 1987073 · 14 July 1987 · GTI · Suspension
- 1987117 · 2 November 1987 · Vanagon · Powertrain
- 1988062 · 27 April 1988 · Vanagon · Fuel System
- 1986022 · 18 February 1986 · Golf · Other
- 1988127 · 8 September 1988 · Jetta · Brakes
The same system: Fuel System
866 notices in this register name Fuel System. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1987043 · 29 April 1987 · Vanagon · Fuel System
- 1987044 · 29 April 1987 · Cabriolet, Scirocco, Jetta · Fuel System
- 1987051 · 21 May 1987 · Spectrum, Sunburst · Fuel System
- 1987033 · 16 March 1987 · 928 · Fuel System
- 1987032 · 11 March 1987 · Conventional · Fuel System
- 1987024 · 17 February 1987 · 900 · Fuel System
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Volkswagen: 284 in the register, and 142 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1987.
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