Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO recalls and defective parts found
on VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle
equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design,
structure, body, or performance.
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| 1992-1994 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM Units affected: 6217 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC Report Date: 1998-11-13 |
| Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH VR6 ENGINES. A COOLANT SYSTEM COMPONENT SUCH AS THE THERMO SWITCH, RADIATOR FAN, OR WATER PUMP, CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. OVER TIME, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE CAN CAUSE LEAKAGE OF COOLANT FROMTHE SYSTEM, INCLUDING LEAKAGE FROM THE HEAT EXCHANGER. |  |
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| 1989-1990 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM Units affected: 8100 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC Report Date: 1996-07-01 |
| Summary: IN THE EVENT THE ENGINE OVERHEATS AND THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY IN THAT CONDITION, THE COOLANT PRESSURE WILL RISE TO A LEVEL AT WHICH THE HEAT EXCHANGER COULD LEAK. |  |
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| 1993-1995 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN Units affected: 34000 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC Report Date: 1995-09-20 |
| Summary: IMPROPER MATERIAL WAS USED IN MANUFACTURING THE RADIATOR FAN MOTOR SHAFT CAUSING THE SHAFT TO WEAR AND BECOME NOISY. |  |
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| 1992-1993 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD Units affected: 4300 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC Report Date: 1993-06-14 |
| Summary: AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS MAY HAVE BEEN ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO A SHEET METAL EDGE. THE WIRING CAN BECOME DAMAGED DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION DUE TO CHAFING, RESULTING IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. |  |
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| 1989-1992 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 358000 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC Report Date: 1992-04-14 |
| Summary: THE FUEL HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION RAIL ON THE ENGINE MAY SHRINK BEYOND THE CLAMP FORCE OF THE FUEL HOSE CLAMPS, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK. |  |
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| 1990-1991 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Units affected: 8500 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC Report Date: 1991-04-22 |
| Summary: THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING, WHICH SERVES AS THE BASE FOR THE FUEL PUMP (LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK) COULD DEFORM, RESULTING IN THE FUEL PUMP BECOMING LOOSE. |  |
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