Audi A3, Tt. Published by Transport Canada as 2009278 on 29 September 2009. System: Fuel System.
What the notice says On certain Audi A3 Quattro, TT Quattro and TT Quattro roadster, the closing force of an internal spring of the fuel tank ventilation valve is not adequate enough to hold the valve closed under extreme conditions. During certain driving manoeuvres, liquid fuel may enter the fuel tank venting system and migrate into …
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Audi A3 in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2009278
- Recall date
- 29 September 2009
- Make
- Audi
- Models
- A3, TT
- Model years
- 2006 to 2010
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Fuel System
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 2,662
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain Audi A3 Quattro, TT Quattro and TT Quattro roadster, the closing force of an internal spring of the fuel tank ventilation valve is not adequate enough to hold the valve closed under extreme conditions. During certain driving manoeuvres, liquid fuel may enter the fuel tank venting system and migrate into the evaporative system, saturating the carbon canister. Should this occur while driving, the vehicle may experience performance issues (i.e. vehicle jerking) and the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) in the instrument cluster could illuminate. In certain instances, fuel could leak from the evaporative system leak detection pump filter. A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a vehicle fire causing property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will replace the fuel tank ventilation valve with an improved version.
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Audi elsewhere in this register
Audi is named on 212 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2009249 · 20 August 2009 · Eos, A3, Jetta · Powertrain
- 2009351 · 15 December 2009 · Q5 · Other
- 2008274 · 5 August 2008 · A8 · Other
- 2008116 · 4 April 2008 · A6 · Fuel System
- 2008043 · 7 February 2008 · TT · Other
- 2011171 · 27 April 2011 · A6, S6, RS 6 · Fuel System
- 2011280 · 1 August 2011 · R8 · Fuel System
- 2011355 · 3 October 2011 · Golf, Jetta, A3 · Fuel System
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.
- 2009260 · 10 September 2009 · Lancer Evolution, Lancer Ralliart, Lancer Sportback Ralliart · Fuel System
- 2009255 · 8 September 2009 · S80, XC70, XC60 · Fuel System
- 2009307 · 22 October 2009 · Z1 Turbo LXR, Z1 Turbo Sno Pro, TZ1 Turbo LXR · Fuel System
- 2009310 · 27 October 2009 · XF · Fuel System
- 2009246 · 18 August 2009 · LR4 · Fuel System
- 2009231 · 5 August 2009 · Baja · Fuel System
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on an Audi: 212 in the register, and 368 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2009.
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