NHTSA recall 87V157000
Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
Audi 5000
Reported Oct 6, 198725,000 vehicles affectedVOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INCBuilt Aug 1, 1983 – Sep 1, 1987
The defect
Repeated topping off of fuel tank during refueling reduces the expansion space within the tank allowing vapors to escape from the charcoal filter to outside rather than being inducted into the engine.
The risk
Escaping vapors could ignite by heat emitted by theexhaust system.
The remedy
Install redesigned filler neck and a new vent valve and hose for charcoal filter. also, stop refueling when pump nozzle shuts off.