Volkswagen · Canada · Crit
Volkswagen Beetle: Electrical
Affects Volkswagen Beetle · 1998 — about 2K vehicles.
The hazard
ELECTRICAL WIRING MAY CHAFE AGAINST THE BATTERY TRAY DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. IF DAMAGE OCCURS, THE FUEL PUMP COULD MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN SOME INSTANCES CHAFING COULD ALSO RESULT IN A WIRING FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CORRECTION: A MODIFIED BATTERY TRAY WILL BE INSTALLED AND WIRING WILL BE PROPERLY ROUTED AND SECURED.
What to do
Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.
Critical — crash/injury risk now
High — injury risk; see remedy
Moderate — fix at next service
Low — minor / informational