1989 Volkswagen Cabriolet: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1989 Volkswagen Cabriolet. The newest campaign is 94V065000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Apr 1994. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly. NHTSA has 9 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 94V065000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will check the vehicle with a specially designed tool for the presence of a tank crack, and replace the fuel tank if the defect is present.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 58,500 units in total.
94V065000Received . 7,500 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
A crack can develop in the fuel tank adjacent to a seam weld in the rear of the tank.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel can leak from the cracked fuel tank which could catch fire in the presence of a source of ignition.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will check the vehicle with a specially designed tool for the presence of a tank crack, and replace the fuel tank if the defect is present.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
91V201000Received . 51,000 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
A crack can develop in the fuel tank adjacent to a seam weld in the rear of the tank.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel can leak from the cracked fuel tank which couldcatch fire in the presence of a source of ignition.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Check vehicle with a specially designed tool for the presence of a fuel tank crack, and replace fuel tank if defect is found.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
9 complaints, 9 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 7 |
| Fuel System, Other | 2 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Mar 2008
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA91054 | Engineering analysis | HEATER CORE FAILURE | Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System | 9 Dec 1991 | 12 Jun 1992 | 92V050000 |
| EA91016 | Engineering analysis | GAS TANK LEAKS | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 28 Feb 1991 | 27 Nov 1991 | 91V201000 |
| PE91007 | Preliminary evaluation | GAS TANK LEAKS | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 29 Oct 1990 | 28 Feb 1991 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1989 Volkswagen CabrioletThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1989 Volkswagen Cabriolet: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/cabriolet/1989/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1989 Volkswagen Cabriolet?
- 58,500 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Volkswagen Cabriolet have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Cabriolet, model years 1984 to 1990. 2 of them name the 1989 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1989 Volkswagen Cabriolet name most often?
- Fuel System, Gasoline: 7 of 9 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1989 Volkswagen Cabriolet open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.