1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Recall 35552 Details
 

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NHTSA Campaign #:	99V131001
Manufacturer Campaign #:	UH/KU
Make:	Volkswagen
Model:	Passat
Year:	1998
Component:	Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturers Involved:	Volkswagen of america,inc
Begin Date Of Manufacturing:	10/01/1997
End Date Of Manufacturing:	02/28/1999
Recall Type:	V
Potential Number Of Units Affected:	88121
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	10/09/1999
Recall Initiator:	Odi
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	Volkswagen of america, inc
Date Report Received By ODI:	05/21/1999
Date Added To File:	01/21/2000
Defect Summary:	Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. a control valve in the vacuum hose connecting the brake booster to the intake manifold may not open or close fully at temperatures below -4 f under certain driving conditions.
Consequence Summary:	This condition could cause insufficient vacuum to be provided to the brake booster.
Corrective Action:	Dealers will install a vacuum by-pass system into vehicles operated in these states which is designed to provide sufficient vacuum for full brake assist under all weather conditions.
Further Notes:	Owner notification began october 9, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vw at 1-800-822-8987 or audi at 1-800-822-2834.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

1998 Volkswagen Passat Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings Recall