Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1980 Volkswagen Dasher

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
0
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Recalls

2 campaigns
83V117000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1983-11-09

THE FUEL PUMP MAY STOP FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAN OCCUR BECAUSE AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IN THE FUSE PANEL MAY OVERHEAT AND INTERRUPT THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.

FixDEALER WILL INSPECT THE FUSE BOX AND ITS CONNECTORS FOR CORROSION, AND CORRECT WHERE NECESSARY. A BYPASS ADAPTER TO THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WILL BE INSTALLED.

80V146000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER1980-11-12

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, POROUS SPOTS MAY HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE THREADED HOLE FOR THE BRAKE HOSE DURING THE MOULDING PROCESS. THESE SPOTS ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO SEEP FROM THE CALIPERS DURING HEAVY BRAKE APPLICATIONS.

FixBOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WILL BE INSPECTED FOR BRAKE FLUID SEEPAGE AND WILL BE REPLACED, IF NECESSARY, WITHOUT CHARGE.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
DP85014·WHEELS1985-02-06 → 1985-03-18

HUB CAP RETENTION

DP85007·POWER TRAIN1984-12-14 → 1985-02-01

CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT BOOT FAILURE

DP85005·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1984-11-15 → 1985-03-12

BRAKE POWER ASSIST FAILURE

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