Volkswagen Volkswagen 1949

Model Volkswagen made in 1949 by Volkswagen got 15 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to equipment and equipment adaptive. There was one recall concerning visibility .

Volkswagen year 1949

Recalls
Consumer Complaints

Model 1949

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
VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
72V256000	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC	from 08/01/1949 to 07/01/1969	V (Vehicle)	3700000	10/20/1972	ODI	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC	10/26/1972	10/12/1979
Defect Summary	The set screw locking the windshield wiper arm to the driving shaft may work loose. if this happens, it would cause erratic wiper operation and the could cause wiper operation to cease entirely.
Consequence Summary	Loss of wiper operation would impair road visibilityduring inclement weather conditions, which may result in an accident.
Corrective Summary	Inspect and replace with new type wiper arms where necessary.
Notes	System: visual systems; windshield wipers.vehicle description: passenger cars; bk models type 1, type 2, and type 3.

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences
EQUIPMENT
06/08/2010	1
	This report is your investigation of accidents that may or may not have already been reported. while traveling to state of new york from new mexico, my wife and i witnessed approximate twenty-one accidents on interstate 40 and 44. our dates of travel are june 6 to june 9, 2010. two of these accidents occurred within a few hundred feet ahead of us traveling on interstate highways while in tow of a recreational vehicle. approximately half of the accidents were commercial vehicle of which two involved roll-overs. one of these accidents involved multiple vehicle damages and ambulance at the scene. two accidents involved recreational vehicle in tow. one had ambulance at the scene. another accident with energy response vehicles at the scene involved a u-hual trailer in tow. the highway speeds are excessive for road conditions. please also investigate commercial vehicle maintenance requirements and tire requirements for all vehicles. there are tons of retread tires and other discarded wheels and tires on and alongside interstate highways.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE
06/08/2010	1
	This report is your investigation of accidents that may or may not have already been reported. while traveling to state of new york from new mexico, my wife and i witnessed approximate twenty-one accidents on interstate 40 and 44. our dates of travel are june 6 to june 9, 2010. two of these accidents occurred within a few hundred feet ahead of us traveling on interstate highways while in tow of a recreational vehicle. approximately half of the accidents were commercial vehicle of which two involved roll-overs. one of these accidents involved multiple vehicle damages and ambulance at the scene. two accidents involved recreational vehicle in tow. one had ambulance at the scene. another accident with energy response vehicles at the scene involved a u-hual trailer in tow. the highway speeds are excessive for road conditions. please also investigate commercial vehicle maintenance requirements and tire requirements for all vehicles. there are tons of retread tires and other discarded wheels and tires on and alongside interstate highways.
TIRES
08/23/2011	1400
	We have a rebuilt 49 chevrolet pickup with a s10 frame, the frame was sandblasted painted and all bearings, bushings, seals and front springs replaced with new stock replacement parts. we also had 5 new bf googrich tires. before this was taken on the road, a professional mechanic came and adjusted the thransmision linkage and took it on a test drive. the next step was to bring it to thelocal firestone dealer and they alligned the front end and checked all the suspension. when we had 800 miles on it and no hint of trouble with drive train we took our 9 year old grandson on a trip to mount rushmore and the black hills. this vehicle did have a national hot rod association 23point safety check, which it of course passed with flying colors----including seatbelts. with 1400 miles on vehicle, we had a terrible vibration in front end--i pulled over and looked @ suspension which looked fine--we slowly drove to the nearest town--wall sd, there a tire shop said they would take a look- i started driving into the shop and he saw the bulge in the right front tire, he said the steel belt broke and i should just take it to a bf goodrich dealer and they would take care of it as the tire was obviously bad from factory. he put our spare on and we were on our way.less than 600 miles later we were on the interstate doing 75 when the back left tire lost 80% of its tread,but it still held air so we drove 15 miles to the next town on the shoulder of the interstate doing about 12mph,with the flashers on. when the tire lost its tread it hit the back fender pusing it in about 6.there in murdo at the only shop in town that had any car tires we put on 2 new tire on the back-they were a couple sizes smaller, but that was all they had. we then drove about 145 miles to mitchell sd and spent the night-before we checked out of the hotel, i checked all the tires and the front left had a bulge so i was going to put the spare on and it too had a bulge so we bought 2 more new tires @ mitchell.
04/29/2009	500	1
	I purchased 4 american classic radial tires (for a '47 mercury convertible). in order to fill out this report, i had to sidestep your tire information and kind of vehicle . 2 of the tires had bad seal beads before mounting. after mounting, all tires were closely monitored, but showed increasing air bubbles and separations in the sidewalls as the car was driven. i wasn't told at time of purchase that these tires were defective. the tires were not markedblems. with less than 500 miles, i had the tires inspected again by the man who mounted them. we agreed that we now had enough proof that i should stop driving the car before i had an accident. *tr