1972 VOLKSWAGEN TYPE III Recalls (3)

Campaign:: 71V163000 on 10/11/1979
Component:: Service brakes, hydraulic:switches:brake warning
Affected:: 10,000
Notes:: Possibility that brake warning light system may become overloa ded whenignition switch is turned off, resulting in damage totransistor.if thishappens, brake warning light will remainon even though the braking system isin proper working order. (correct by installing a diode in warning lightsystem.)
Campaign:: 71V203000 on 10/11/1979
Component:: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufactured:: 07/31/1971 - 09/30/1971
Affected:: 869
Notes:: Volkswagen campaign no n/a.squareback sedans with auto.tra nsmission.possibility that fuel lines may rub against recirc ulating systems' exhaustreturn valves until walls of lines ch afe open.this would permit gasoline toescape, constitutingfire hazard.(correct by inspecting and properly routingline s and regulators.) (type 3).
Campaign:: 72V204000 on 10/11/1979
Component:: Seats
Affected:: 12,000
Notes:: Campaign no bd.possibility that retaining clips which hold front seatadjustment linkages in place may break due to inproper galvanizing treatment.if this occurs, locking bolts which control fore and aft seat movement can comeout of their guides and allow seat to slip back and forth in tracks.(correctby inspecting and replacing with new type clips.)