Continental Fuel Delivery Module: Fuel system, gasoline
Recall 20E079000 · Oct 17, 2020 · Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
4,195
units affected
4,195
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 20E079000
- Date
- Oct 17, 2020
- Maker
- Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Units affected
- 4,195
- Kind
- Vehicle equipment
- Component
- Fuel system, gasoline > Delivery > Fuel pump
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (Continental Automotive) has submitted a Defect Information Report for certain Vitesco NG2 Fuel Delivery Modules, part number ATC85869000. The mixing tube may be blocked due to a plastic burr remaining after the molding process, which can cause insufficient fuel supply to the engine.
What can happen
An insufficient fuel delivery to the engine can cause a vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Continental will work with the affected vehicle manufacturers who are conducting their own recalls. Dealers for those manufacturers will replace they fuel delivery modules, free of charge.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Continental | Fuel Delivery Module | Not stated |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 20E079000?
1 model: Continental Fuel Delivery Module (all years), about 4,195 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 20E079000?
Continental will work with the affected vehicle manufacturers who are conducting their own recalls. Dealers for those manufacturers will replace they fuel delivery modules, free of charge.
What can happen?
An insufficient fuel delivery to the engine can cause a vehicle to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.