NHTSA Recall 01V157000
NHTSA Campaign Id 01V157000; Date: May. 3, 2001
Running out of fuel without warning while the fuel gauge indicates that there is sufficient fuel in the tank lead to safety problems.
Recalled Vehicles:
1998 Audi A6; 1999 Audi A6; 2000 Audi A6; 2001 Audi A6; 2000 Volkswagen Passat; 2001 Volkswagen Passat
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly
Manufactured by: Volkswagen Of America,inc
Affected Units:: 70,000
Recall Summary:
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Sulfur in fuel interacts with certain additives found in widely available gasoline causing sulfur to become deposited on the contact points of three fuel sending units mounted inside the fuel tank. This could cause the fuel gauge to read full while the fuel tank may not in fact be full or could be empty.
How to Fix:
Dealers will remove the existing fuel level sending units and replace them with fuel level sending units using a new alloy composed of gold, silver, and a small amount of nickel, which will not chemically react with sulfur. Vw/Audi will also call back vehicles that were repaired under a previous recall last June in order to install the updated fuel sending units NHTSA 00v137/Audi lb). Owner notification began may 1, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Audi at 1-866-892-2834.
Recall Notes:
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: May 1, 2001
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