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Engineering Analysis · Closed

FUEL TANK PUNCTURE

Action number
EA00028
Opened
Dec 28, 2000
Closed
Jan 29, 2002
Outcome
Recall 02V026000

Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 02V026000.

Read the recall: what is defective and the free fix →

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.