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Fire risk Published 7 Sep 1993 Ref JP-1205002

Volkswagen: Fuel Hose/Pipe

Translated from Japanese · machine translation

Safety-critical recall — fire risk. If your vehicle is affected, contact your dealer before driving.
Country
Japan
Published
7 Sep 1993
Units affected
573
Reference
JP-1205002

Affected vehicles

Volkswagen Volkswagen Corrado 1992 Volkswagen Volkswagen Golf 1992 Volkswagen Volkswagen Passat 1992

Hazard

Retaining clips (fixtures securing the fuel hose) at the connection between the fuel distributor (device distributing fuel to fuel injection nozzles) and rubber fuel hoses (supply and return lines) have been excessively tightened. Continued use in this condition may cause the fuel hose to deform or sustain damage from engine heat, resulting in fuel leakage and potential fire hazard in the worst case.
Show original (日本語)
燃料分配器(燃料噴射ノズルに燃料を分配する装置)とゴム製燃料ホース(供給側及び戻 り側)の接続部にある留金具(燃料ホースを固定する金具)を過度に締め付けたものがあ り、このままの状態で使用を続けると原動機の熱により、当該燃料ホースが変形又は損傷 して燃料が漏れ、最悪の場合、火災に至るおそれがある。

Remedy

Replace all fuel hoses (supply and return lines) with new units and replace the retaining clips with corrected parts.
Show original (日本語)
全車両、燃料ホース(供給側及び戻り側)を新品と交換するとともに、当該燃料ホースの 留金具を対策品と交換する。

Official source

View the official recall notice