Model year record

1973 Volkswagen Beetle

3 recall campaigns on file for this model year. 1 owner complaint on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 73V133000

Seat belts: front: anchorage

Component
Seat belts: front: anchorage
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected
7,630
Reported to NHTSA
1973-06-12
Owners notified
1973-06-07

Manufacturer remedy

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

Recall campaignNHTSA 73V006000

Structure: body: bumpers

Component
Structure: body: bumpers
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected
3,000
Reported to NHTSA
1973-01-09
Owners notified
1972-12-27

Manufacturer remedy

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

Recall campaignNHTSA 72V257000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected
21
Reported to NHTSA
1972-10-26
Owners notified
1972-10-20

Manufacturer remedy

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

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Vehicle speed control1

The 1974 model has about a quarter as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

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.