Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V005000
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-11-07.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CIRCULAR NO T-189/70 VW.SUPER BEETLE.PO SSIBILITY THATGUIDE PIN IN STEERING COLUMN LOCK MAY HAVE BEENDAMAGED IN ASSEMBLY.ALSO,IGNITION SWITCH MAY HAVE MANUFACT URING DEFECT.THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULTIN DIFFICULTY INUNLOCKING STEERING AND STARTING ENGINE.(CORRECT BYREPLACINGLOCKS AND SWITCHES WHERE NECESSARY.) POSSIBILITY THAT LEFTFRONTHOOD HINGE MAY RUB AGAINST WIRING HARNESS CAUSING DAMAGETO WIRING.(CORRECTBY RE-ROUTING WIRING NECESSARY).
3 model years across 3 models.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.