Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 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.

2
Open recalls
6
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
1
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

6 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL Pipe
    1
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND Members
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST System
    1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON Strut
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY Tank
    1

Recalls

2 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.

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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