Model year record

1982 Volkswagen Vanagon

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

Volkswagen Vanagon, 1980–1991 generation — Pictured: the 1980–1991 generation. IFCAR, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 84V084000

Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch

Component: Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected: 16,000
Reported to NHTSA: 1984-07-10
Owners notified: 1984-08-13

Defect description

SPRING, WHICH HOLDS THE LATCH ON THE FRONT DOOR LOCKS, MAY BREAK AND DOOR MAY OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY.

Manufacturer remedy

SPRINGS WILL BE REPLACED ON ALL AFFECTED LOCKS WITHOUT CHARGE.

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 Vanagon model years

1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 198419821981 1980

All Volkswagen Vanagon 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.