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Recalls, inspection results and owner complaints for the 1992 Volkswagen Eurovan, from official sources in the US, Canada and Europe. To check one specific car, enter its VIN or plate.
We checked recall campaigns for this vehicle, or for its model where the register works by model.
Source: NHTSA (US Department of Transportation) · US public domain
We checked Transport Canada's recall database for this make, model and year.
Source: Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Open Government Licence – Canada
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE LOCKING MECHANISM TENSION SPRING MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED SPRING POTENTIALLY LACKS SUFFICIENT TENSION AFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS APPLIED AND COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE TO RELEASE. THIS COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE ROLL AWAY AND A POSSIBLE CRASH. CORRECTION: A LONGER TENSION SPRING WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE BRAKE HANDLE LOCKING MECHANISM OF AFFECTED VEHICLES.
THE STEERING SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT UPPER LOCKING BOLT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TORQUED. AN UNDER TORQUED LOCKING BOLT COULD EVENTUALLY LOOSEN AND RENDER THE STEERING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. CORRECTION: THE STEERING SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT UPPER LOCKING BOLT WILL BE REPLACED AND PROPERLY TORQUED.
THE FUEL FEED AND RETURN HOSES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD "SETTLE" OVER TIME WHICH COULD CAUSE THE FASTENING CLAMPS TO LOSE THEIR TIGHT FIT AND PERMIT FUEL TO SEEP OUT AT THE HOSE CONNECTIONS. FUEL SEEPAGE COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. CORRECTION: HOSES AND CLAMPS WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REGULATION 6 - STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE LABEL DISPLAYS INCORRECT GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING (GVWR) OF 5,357 KG INSTEAD OF A GVWR OF 2,430 KG. CORRECTION: GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING (GVWR) AND GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) LABELS WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Problems owners of this model reported to NHTSA, grouped by component.
Source: NHTSA (US Department of Transportation) · US public domain