The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE REAR BRAKE LINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE CORNER OF THE FUEL TANK. THE LINE COULD BE DAMAGED BY CHAFING AGAINST THE FUEL TANK.
The risk
REPEATED CHAFING COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A LEAKING BRAKE LINE CAUSING DIMINISHED BRAKING IN ONE BRAKE CIRCUIT INCREASING THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE LINE AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGED LINES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 GTI | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 1995 | 18 | 2 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1993 | 7 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1994 | 41 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1995 | 43 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1993 | 17 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1994 | 117 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1995 | 220 | 4 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1998
24 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 98V296000 17 Nov 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V266000 21 Oct 1998 | EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. |
| 98V265000 20 Oct 1998 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V262000 20 Oct 1998 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V226000 21 Sept 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V220001 21 Sept 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V228000 17 Sept 1998 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 98V222000 15 Sept 1998 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998