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Audi - Volkswagen

Official notice

4 Oct 2011

Last checked

4 Oct 2011

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Audi - Volkswagen. On certain vehicles, aging of the plastic material in the fuel tank rollover valve, combined with bending stress from the aluminium ventilation line to the rollover valve nipple, may lead to cracking of the nipple. If this happens, a fuel leak may result. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a vehicle fire. Correction: Dealers will reinforce the rollover valve nipple. Published 2011-10-04.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

71350

Official notice

2011-10-04

The hazard

On certain vehicles, aging of the plastic material in the fuel tank rollover valve, combined with bending stress from the aluminium ventilation line to the rollover valve nipple, may lead to cracking of the nipple. If this happens, a fuel leak may result. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a vehicle fire. Correction: Dealers will reinforce the rollover valve nipple.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

71350

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2001, Make: AUDI, Model: A6

Product 2

Year: 2002, Make: AUDI, Model: A6

Product 3

Year: 2002, Make: AUDI, Model: S6

Product 4

Year: 2003, Make: AUDI, Model: A6

Product 5

Year: 2003, Make: AUDI, Model: S6

Product 6

Year: 2004, Make: AUDI, Model: A6

Product 7

Year: 2004, Make: AUDI, Model: RS 6

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, aging of the plastic material in the fuel tank rollover valve, combined with bending stress from the aluminium ventilation line to the rollover valve nipple, may lead to cracking of the nipple. If this happens, a fuel leak may result. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a vehicle fire. Correction: Dealers will reinforce the rollover valve nipple.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Audi, Volkswagen.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

71350

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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