Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V099000

Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-06-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V099000

Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable

Component
Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected
5,000
Reported to NHTSA
1971-06-02
Owners notified
1971-06-01

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CIRCULAR NO T-92/71.STATION WAGON.GUIDEBRACKET FORPARKING BRAKE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTUR ED AND MAY BEND IF EXCESSIVEFORCE IS APPLIED TO PARKING BRAKELEVER.THIS WOULD REDUCE PARKING BRAKESYSTEM'S HOLDING ABIL ITY.(CORRECT BY REPLACING BRACKET.)

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Volkswagen Type II1971

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.