2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Recall 44557 Details
 

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NHTSA Campaign #:	01V157000
Make:	Volkswagen
Model:	Passat
Year:	2000
Component:	Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Manufacturers Involved:	Volkswagen of america,inc
Begin Date Of Manufacturing:	09/01/1999
End Date Of Manufacturing:	12/29/2000
Recall Type:	V
Potential Number Of Units Affected:	70000
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	05/01/2001
Recall Initiator:	Mfr
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	Volkswagen of america, inc
Date Report Received By ODI:	05/03/2001
Date Added To File:	05/18/2001
Defect Summary:	Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. sulfur in fuel interacts with certain additives found in widely available gasoline causing sulfur to become deposited on the contact points of three fuel sending units mounted inside the fuel tank. this could cause the fuel gauge to read full while the fuel tank may not in fact be full or could be empty.
Consequence Summary:	Running out of fuel without warning while the fuel gauge indicates that there is sufficient fuel in the tank lead to safety problems.
Corrective Action:	Dealers will remove the existing fuel level sending units and replace them with fuel level sending units using a new alloy composed of gold, silver, and a small amount of nickel, which will not chemically react with sulfur. vw/audi will also call back vehicles that were repaired under a previous recall last june in order to install the updated fuel sending units nhtsa 00v137/audi lb). owner notification began may 1, 2001. 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 audi at 1-866-892-2834.
Further Notes:	Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

2000 Volkswagen Passat Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly Recall