Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - JACKS | ||||||||||||||||
| 95V054000 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | from 04/01/1993 to 10/01/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 104000 | 05/05/1995 | MFR | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | 03/13/1995 | 03/23/1995 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The jacks supplied with these vehicles were assembled with an improperly machined spindle, so that a sharp ridge on the edge of spindle's thread would have remained. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This ridge can damage the inside thread of the jack's scissor shoe when the jack is used to lift the vehicle. the jack could collapse with the possibility that a person standing close to the vehicle could be injured. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners will be provided with a new jack. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: equipment; jacks.vehicle description: passenger vehicles.note: if a replacement jack has not been provided free of charge within a reasonable time, please contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 03/01/1995 | |||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 05/15/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| A/c compressor and condenser failed-valve did not open properly- need to replace the whole unit instead of valve only. common problem with vw. nhtsa should have this unit recalled. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1995 | 1 | 08/04/1995 | |
| Fuel pump failed, also loose driver's seat/defective alarm/loose driver's seat/air conditioning malfunctioned. *ak | |||
| 09/24/1995 | 4 | ||
| Air conditioner broke. *sd | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 04/24/1997 | 1 | 12/12/1994 | |
| Radio failed. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - JACKS | |||
| 11/11/1995 | |||
| Volkswagen of america has not sent her her recall eplacement for the jack since november of 1995. she has called them every three months since then and still no replacemnt jack. *ak | |||
| 10/07/1994 | |||
| Received recall letter regarding jack not being properly machined during manufacture. contacted manufacturer many times, not repaired due to lack of parts. 95v-054. *ak | |||
| Waiting for jack since november of 1995. contacted manufacturer many times. still no jack. *ak | |||
| 1 | 12/01/1995 | ||
| Defective jack recalled, replacement jack not received after waiting nine months. | |||
| 06/01/1996 | 1 | 01/16/1995 | |
| The manufacturer will not send him his scissor jack regarding recall 95v054000. *ak consumer states he received written notification from manufacturer about a jack recall, and consumer would be sent a replacement, the jack never came and consumer has called every six weeks their explanation is that they are sending it or it will not be available until the next month or two, the jack can not be obtained from the dealer.*jb | |||