NHTSA safety recall

Recall 86V113000

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly — Audi · reported 18 Aug 1986 · 8,000 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

REAR OR FRONT RIGHT SEAT BELT LOCKS MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SEAT BELTS COULD SEPARATE IN EVENT OF HEAVY BRAKE APPLICATION OR IMPACT AND THUS SUBJECT PASSENGERS TO INJURY.

The fix

REPLACE SEAT BELTS, AS NECESSARY.

SYSTEM: SEAT BELT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

NHTSA campaign

86V113000

Filed by

Volkswagen Of America,inc

Report received

18 Aug 1986

Owners notified

13 Oct 1986

Potentially affected

8,000

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1986 Audi 4000 1986 Audi 5000

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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