The defect
FUEL PUMP, LOCATED INSIDE FUEL TANK, COULD SEIZE DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BECAUSE OF AN EXTREME FINE MESH FUEL FILTER RESTRICTING THE FUEL FLOW.
The risk
FUEL SUPPLY TO ENGINE WOULD BE PARTIALLY INTERRUPTED,RESULTING IN STALLING.
The remedy
INSTALL A MODIFIED FUEL PUMP AND FILTER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Cabriolet | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Volkswagen Scirocco | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Cabriolet | 1985 | 6 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Cabriolet | 1986 | 3 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Cabriolet | 1987 | 11 | 3 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1985 | 10 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1986 | 13 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1987 | 4 | 3 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1985 | 13 | 3 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1986 | 14 | 2 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1987 | 18 | 3 |
| Volkswagen Scirocco | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| Volkswagen Scirocco | 1986 | 2 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Scirocco | 1987 | 9 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1987
28 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 87V199000 30 Dec 1987 | SUPERIOR COACH INTL., LTD |
| 87V191000 18 Dec 1987 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 87V186000 7 Dec 1987 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 87V184000 1 Dec 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V157000 6 Oct 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V155000 1 Oct 1987 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 87V151000 21 Sept 1987 | MASERATI AUTOMOBILES, INC |
| 87V142000 9 Sept 1987 | HESS AND EISENHARDT CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987