Vehicle recall 77V175000 · October 13, 1977
1976 Volkswagen Rabbit
The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems".
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems". The involved vehicles were inadvertently equipped with a brake fluid container cap on which the warning text was printed in german.
- Remedy
- The dealer will install a supplement label, printed in english, on the brake fluid container, displaying the required statement, free of charge.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: equipment; certification labels.consequences of defect: because the caps on the vehicles have warning textsprinted in german, owners not familiar with the german language may use thewrong type brake fluid. The wrong type of brake fluid will impair the vehicle"sbrake performance thus increasing the likelihood of a vehicle accident.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 77V175000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 13, 1977
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Owner notification
- September 19, 1977
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 78
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- Components
- Equipment › Other › Labels
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Volkswagen Rabbit (1976): 1976
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