Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1987 Volkswagen Cabriolet

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
11
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
1
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

11 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    8
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
    1
  • VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER Core
    1
  • Steering
    1
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND Members
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
94V065000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1994-04-08

A CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE FUEL TANK ADJACENT TO A SEAM WELD IN THE REAR OF THE TANK.

RiskFUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE CRACKED FUEL TANK WHICH COULD CATCH FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FixDEALERS WILL CHECK THE VEHICLE WITH A SPECIALLY DESIGNED TOOL FOR THE PRESENCE OF A TANK CRACK, AND REPLACE THE FUEL TANK IF THE DEFECT IS PRESENT.

91V201000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1991-11-18

A CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE FUEL TANK ADJACENT TO A SEAM WELD IN THE REAR OF THE TANK.

RiskFUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE CRACKED FUEL TANK WHICH COULDCATCH FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

FixCHECK VEHICLE WITH A SPECIALLY DESIGNED TOOL FOR THE PRESENCE OF A FUEL TANK CRACK, AND REPLACE FUEL TANK IF DEFECT IS FOUND.

87V053000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1987-04-14

FUEL PUMP, LOCATED INSIDE FUEL TANK, COULD SEIZE DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BECAUSE OF AN EXTREME FINE MESH FUEL FILTER RESTRICTING THE FUEL FLOW.

RiskFUEL SUPPLY TO ENGINE WOULD BE PARTIALLY INTERRUPTED,RESULTING IN STALLING.

FixINSTALL A MODIFIED FUEL PUMP AND FILTER.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
EA91054·VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1991-12-09 → 1992-06-12

HEATER CORE FAILURE

Led to recall92V050000

EA91016·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1991-02-28 → 1991-11-27

GAS TANK LEAKS

Led to recall91V201000

PE91007·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1990-10-29 → 1991-02-28

GAS TANK LEAKS

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