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 | |||||
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| SEAT BELTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V592000 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | from 03/26/2003 to 09/20/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 50483 | 04/11/2005 | OVSC | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | 12/15/2004 | 12/20/2004 | 571 | 208 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger cars fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, occupant crash protection. all three rear seat positions and the front passenger position are equipped with seat belt retractors that have a locking feature which converts the retractor from an emergency locking retractor (elr) mode to an automatic locking retractor (alr) mode for the purposes of child restraint installation. the belt may deactivate the alr mode with certain child restraints. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | When involved in a crash, the child restraints may not be properly secured, increasing the risk of injuries or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will permanently install a 'clip' in each of the two rear outboard seat belts. the clips will prevent unwanted deactivation of the alr mode with child seat installations. the recall began on april 11, 2005. owners should contact vw at 1-800-822-8987. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Vw recall no. uy.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V233000 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | from 04/01/2003 to 12/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 24269 | 06/21/2004 | MFR | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | 05/19/2004 | 05/26/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain sport utility vehicles, the rear seat belt latch attachment bolt may have been insufficiently riveted. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the belt buckle. owner notification began on june 21, 2004. owners should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Vwoa recall no. vn.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 10/22/2005 | 100 | 09/30/2004 | |
| Our 2004 vw touareg v-8 has the following problems despite five trips to the dealer: i) hesitation during acceleration; ii) pulls hard to the right; and iii) shifts roughly at low speeds. past problems include: iv) the latch on the rear door broke, such that it came crashing down on my wife's head; v) the rear seat belt latch wouldn't work; vi) the car shuddered badly when you tried to make a turn at low speeds (e.g., while parking) and vii) the flat tire indicator went on even though the tire was neither flat nor low. we have an arbitration scheduled for 11/9/05 under california's lemon law. *nm | |||
| 11/15/2004 | 08/25/2004 | ||
| 1.the clock on the dashboard: the time is running almost 1 minute faster per day. if you don | |||