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Volkswagen is recalling greater than 260,000 compact vehicles in the US as a result of a pump situated contained in the gasoline tank may leak gas, probably resulting in a fireplace.
The vehicles concerned are varied Volkswagen Golf, Golf GTI, Golf Sportwagen, Jetta and Audi A3s from the 2015 by 2020 mannequin years. Not each mannequin yr is concerned for each a type of fashions and solely front-wheel-drive, not all-wheel-drive, variations are included. Audi is VW’s luxurious model, and these are all intently associated fashions.
An improperly put in seal round a suction pump close to the gasoline tank may enable gas to build up within the system designed to lure gasoline vapors. From there, the gas may leak out of the automotive. If the gasoline is available in contact with a spark or different ignition supply, it may begin a fireplace. Volkswagen says, up to now, no fires resulted from this downside.
VW will mail letters starting in mid-April to homeowners of automobiles concerned within the recall. Homeowners might be instructed to take their automobile to a dealership the place the pump might be changed at no cost.
A few of these fashions have been additionally concerned in a 2016 recall for a similar downside, however the substitute gas pump put in on the time didn’t totally resolve the difficulty, in accordance with paperwork in VW’s recall submitting with the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration.
Car homeowners can test the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration’s Safecar.gov web site to see if their particular automotive is concerned. Homeowners may also name Volkswagen customer support at 800-893-5298 or Audi customer support at 800-253-2834.