1997 Volkswagen EuroVan: raw data

Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.

vehicle	1997 / volkswagen / eurovan
known issues	3 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-08)
complaints	21 on file (1997-07-24 → 2007-06-27)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Fuel leaks at fuel lines and tank connectionsFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3 complaints1997-07 → 2007-06eurovan-1997-fuel-line-leaks

520200 FUEL LEAK FROM KINKED FUEL LINE
10194751 THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE CONNECTING ENDS OF THE FUEL LINE

Brake rotor wear and brake noiseSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2 complaints2001-02 → 2001-05eurovan-1997-brake-wear-noise

888575 PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE ROTORS.*AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPALCED CONSUMER WAS COMPLAING OF BRAKES BEING NOISY WHEN BRAKING

Seat belt buckle failureSEAT BELTS2 complaints1999-02 → 2005-04eurovan-1997-seat-belt-buckle

10115165 THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT THAT LATCHES AND UNLATCHES THE BELT BUCKLE BROKE AND THE SPRING POPPED OUT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
21	1997-07-24	2007-06-27	0	1	FUEL SYSTEM:3; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3; SEAT BELTS:2; POWER TRAIN:2; SERVICE BRAKES:2

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1997 Volkswagen EuroVan vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/volkswagen/eurovan

@misc{wrenchpro_1997_volkswagen_eurovan_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1997 Volkswagen EuroVan},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1997/volkswagen/eurovan}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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