This IS a case of the old part being superseded by one with a new
number. The old fuse/relay panel is very different inside from the new
type. From the outside they look much a like but not exactly. Same
connectors on the back but in slightly different locations. I have both
parts here in my collection. The newer type has both part numbers molded
into it. They are interchangeable. Vanagons came with the newer type in
90/91 AFAIK.

Mark

Kim Brennan wrote:

> Okay, here's one of those irritating things that I have found
> occassionally with VW parts.
>
> VW almost always includes the part number on the part itself. In my
> case, the fuse/relay holder on my 86 Vanagon has the part number 171
> 941 813 D. Very easily read.
>
> Except that's not the part you have to order to get a replacement.
> You have to order 171 941 821 D.
>
> In previous cases, this wasn't a matter of a part being superceded,
> because what got delivered was still labeled with the other part
> number. We'll see, if in this case, the part I order comes labeled
> with the ordered part number, or the embedded part number....
>