Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1981 Volkswagen Vanagon

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
2
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
1
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
84V084000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1984-07-10

SPRING, WHICH HOLDS THE LATCH ON THE FRONT DOOR LOCKS, MAY BREAK AND DOOR MAY OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY.

FixSPRINGS WILL BE REPLACED ON ALL AFFECTED LOCKS WITHOUT CHARGE.

81V076000·EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:SLIDE-IN CAMPER1981-06-23

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE POP TOP COULD LOOSEN FROM ITS ANCHOR DUE TO WIND PRESSURE. IT COULD OPEN AND SEPARATE ENTIRELY FROM THE VEHICLE.

FixDEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, MODIFY ANCHORAGES TO MAKE SURE POP TOP WILL BE SECURED UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE90024·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1989-12-04 → 1990-02-20

FUEL LEAK, EVAPORATIVE VNT

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