The defect
THE VENTURI TUBE LOCATED IN THE THROTTLE VALVE HOUSING CAN BECOME LOOSE AND FALL AGAINST THE THROTTLE PLATE.
The risk
THE VENTURI TUBE CAN PARTIALLY BLOCK THE THROTTLE PLATEAND PREVENT IT FROM RETURNING TO ITS FULL IDLE POSITION, RESULTING IN UNWANTEDENGINE SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN A FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR.
The remedy
REPLACE THE PRESS-FIT VENTURI TUBE WITH A THREAD TYPE TUBE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen GLI | 1990 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1991, 1992 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 GLI | 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1991 | 31 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1992 | 30 | 2 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 1990 | 34 | 2 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 1991 | 24 | 1 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 1992 | 39 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1992
10 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the vehicle speed control; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 92V187000 28 Dec 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V158000 3 Nov 1992 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 92V142000 5 Oct 1992 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 92V118000 14 Aug 1992 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 92V101000 10 Jul 1992 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 92V100000 7 Jul 1992 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 92V061000 27 Apr 1992 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 92V048000 3 Apr 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992