The 1991 Volkswagen Corrado has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 366,500 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE FUEL HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION RAIL ON THE ENGINE MAY SHRINK BEYOND THE CLAMP FORCE OF THE FUEL HOSE CLAMPS, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK.
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAN CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE IF THE FUEL COMES IN CONTACT WITH A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
REPLACE THE FUEL HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL RAIL AND INSTALL A NEW SPRING TYPE SELF-TIGHTENING CLAMP.
THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING, WHICH SERVES AS THE BASE FOR THE FUEL PUMP (LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK) COULD DEFORM, RESULTING IN THE FUEL PUMP BECOMING LOOSE.
A LOOSE AND IMPROPERLY SEATED FUEL PUMP CAN CAUSEREDUCED FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS ANDSTALLING OF THE VEHICLE.
REPLACE FUEL FILTER.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Found vehicle has a bad heater core. While doing research I found the vehicle has a recall with recall id is 96v-115. The vin falls within the covered recall per the document I'm attaching and volkswagen of america is refusing to cover it. *tr”
“I was driving down hope road heading to bearings & seals to get some oil while passing jamaica college in the dual passage lane I was on the right side of the road (with the island to the right side of the car) with me in the left driver seat and my friend in the right side a big suv drove up…”
“Vehicle had blown a fuse for the air conditioner & power lock. Took to dealer & mechanic noticed electrical wires looked like sawed. The main wire harness had rubbed against the ground straps on the oxygen sensors. *ak”
“Abs: anti-lock brake pump failed; lost all braking power; caused accident. Tt”
“Driver's side exterior rear view mirror is heated, causing silver to erode from the back of the glass, the usable part of the mirror grows smaller and smaller/poor visibility.”
“There is oil in the cooling system oil and water mix. Tt”
“No summary”
“No summary”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1991 Volkswagen Corrado as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.