[Vwdiesel] VW Recalls 290,000 TDI's

[Doyt W. Echelberger]

I saw this in "The New York Times Direct" <NYTDirect at nytimes.com>



Volkswagen Recalls 290, 000 Diesel Vehicles
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 10, 2004

Filed at 9:32 a.m. ET
BERLIN (AP) -- Volkswagen said Friday it is recalling some 290,000 diesel 
vehicles worldwide to carry out checks on their fuel pumps.
The automaker said it was contacting owners of vehicles with three- or 
four-cylinder diesel engines that were built between March and August of 
this year. The recall affects the Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda brands, 
the company said.

Volkswagen said a defect during the manufacturing process of a bolt on the 
cover of the fuel pump could, ``in isolated cases,'' lead to the bolt 
breaking -- possibly resulting in a leakage of diesel fuel.

The company said that some 290,000 vehicles were affected worldwide, about 
90,000 of them in Germany.