

| Subject: | Re: vw vanagon a/c vent BS |
| From: | Joel Walker |
| Date: | Thu, 28 Sep 2000 18:00:19 -0500 |
and here's what the Feds had in their database about the same recall ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 93V175000 Component: AIR CONDITIONER:HOSE:DUCT:AIR Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC Potential Number of Units Affected: 29500 Year: 1988 Make: VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK Model: VANAGON Manufactured From: AUG 1985 To: JUN 1991 Year of Recall: '93 Type of Report: Vehicle Summary: THE PLASTIC MATERIAL OF THE CENTER AIR FLOW DUCT, WHICH IS FASTENED BY TWO MOUNTING SCREWS TO THE CEILING OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CAN CRACK AND EVENTUALLY BREAK. IF THE PLASTIC BREAKS WHERE IT IS HELD AT THE TWOMOUNTING SCREWS, THE CENTER AIR FLOW DUCT CAN SEPARATE FROM ITS SUPPORTS ANDCAUSE INJURY TO THE PASSENGERS SITTING IN THE CENTER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT PLATE AT THE CONNECTIONS OF BOTH THE CENTER AND REAR AIR FLOW DUCTS. SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONER HOSE; DUCT; AIR. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VANS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY AIR CONDITIONING.
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