1987 VOLKSWAGEN GTI Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 87V063000 on 05/10/1987
- Component:
- Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1986 - 03/31/1987
- Affected:
- 10,000
- Defect:
- The front left wheel lug nuts may have been improperly torqued.
- Consequence:
- An improperly torqued wheel may loosen over a period oftime and could eventually separate, causing an accident.
- Correction:
- Inspect and re-torque left front wheel lug nuts.
- Notes:
- System: wheels/lug nuts.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with alloy wheels.
- Campaign:
- 92V050000 on 04/19/1992
- Component:
- Visibility:defroster/defogger system:windshield:heater core
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/1984 - 12/31/1989
- Affected:
- 650,000
- Defect:
- The end cap connecting the heat exchanger's core to the engine cooling system could rupture and allow hot coolant to escape into the passenger compartment.
- Consequence:
- The coolant escaping into the passenger compartment couldcontact the driver's feet and injure the driver. also, steam from the heatedliquid will cloud on the window surfaces and impair the driver's vision andcould result in a vehicle accident.
- Correction:
- Replace the heater core with an improved heater core.
- Notes:
- System: water heater; heater core.vehicle description: passenger automobiles.
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