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1993 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

fire · 206066 · 2000-04-07

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
EUROVAN
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO THE EARLIER VOQ I POSTED ON 9/10/99. EUROVANS WERE RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THE VERY SAME FUEL LEAK PROBLEM - CANADIAN RECALL # 1994072. THE RECALL IS IN 1994, THEREFORE VW WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY NOTICE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL 1994, AFTER THE 1993 MODEL YEAR PRODUCTION HAD ENDED. THE FUEL SYSTEMS BETWEEN 1992 CANADIAN AND 1993 US EUROVANS ARE IDENTICAL, THEREFORE THE PROBLEM IS COMMON TO BOTH. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
711289
Machine
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