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1998 Volkswagen PASSAT Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Recall


NHTSA Recall #	11513
NHTSA Compaign #	98V134000
MFG Compaign #
Manufacturer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Supplier	VOLKSWAGEN
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	1998
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Date of notification	25/08/98
Begin date of manufacuring	01/02/97
End date of manufacturing	28/02/98
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	22/06/98
Report created	30/06/98
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	19800
Defect summary	Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. If the engine backfires during a cold-start, an air screen which is loosely seated in the air flow meter can become damaged.
Consequence summary	Screen pieces could enter the intake air flow system and prevent the throttle plate from returning to its full idle position.
Corrective action	Dealers will install a retaining ring to hold the air screen in place.
Recall notes	Owner notification began during august 1998. 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 vwoa 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).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1998 Volkswagen PASSAT Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Recall

1998 Volkswagen PASSAT Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Recall

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What is Failure?

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