The defect
FUEL INJECTION SEALS MAY HARDEN, DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE AND ALCOHOL IN SOME FUELS, AND ALLOW FUEL TO ESCAPE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
The risk
FUEL DRIPPING ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS COULD CAUSE ANENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE ENGINES FUEL INJECTOR SEALS WITH IMPROVED SEALS PLUS IMPROVEMENTS DESIGNED TO BETTER INSULATE THE ENGINE AGAINST FIRE RISK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi 5000 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Audi Quattro | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi 5000 | 1984 | 4 | 5 |
| Audi 5000 | 1985 | 14 | 7 |
| Audi 5000 | 1986 | 15 | 8 |
| Audi 5000 | 1987 | 11 | 4 |
| Audi 5000 | 1988 | 1 | 3 |
| Audi 5000 | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Audi Quattro | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Audi Quattro | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Audi Quattro | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Audi Quattro | 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| Audi Quattro | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Audi Quattro | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1989
13 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 89V187000 27 Oct 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V161000 28 Sept 1989 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
| 89V137000 15 Aug 1989 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 89V141000 15 Aug 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V112000 30 Jul 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V126000 27 Jul 1989 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 89V114000 14 Jul 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V103000 23 Jun 1989 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989