Recall campaign · NHTSA 87V182000

Seat belts

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1987-12-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V182000

Seat belts

Component: Seat belts
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected: 784
Reported to NHTSA: 1987-12-01
Owners notified: 1988-04-14

Defect description

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR PAWL MAY NOT MEET HARDENING SPECIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN VOLKSWAGENS DESIGN STANDARD.

Safety risk

VEHICLES DO NOT MEET VOLKSWAGENS DESIGN STANDARD.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE FRONT PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AS NECESSARY.

Notes

SYSTEM: FRONT SEAT BELTVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEATBELT SYSTEMS.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
Volkswagen Golf	1988
Volkswagen Jetta	1988

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.