Model year record

1973 Volkswagen Type II

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Volkswagen Type II, 1968–1979 generation
Pictured: the 1968–1979 generation. MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 72V280000

Electrical system: wiring

Component
Electrical system: wiring
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected
9,100
Reported to NHTSA
1972-11-21
Owners notified
1972-11-16

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.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

Other Volkswagen Type II model years

All Volkswagen Type II recalls by year

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.