Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap

Volkswagen Thing

Reported May 8, 19731,200 vehicles affectedVOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INCBuilt Mar 1, 1973 – Apr 1, 1973

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Volkswagen Thing

1973

Notes

Possibility that due to an error the european version gas cap was installedinstead of the USA version.(correct by inspecting and replacing with properusa version gas cap.)

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