NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V182000

Seat Belts — Volkswagen · reported 1 Dec 1987 · 784 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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

The risk

VEHICLES DO NOT MEET VOLKSWAGENS DESIGN STANDARD.

The fix

REPLACE FRONT PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AS NECESSARY.

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

NHTSA campaign

87V182000

Filed by

Volkswagen Of America,inc

Report received

1 Dec 1987

Owners notified

14 Apr 1988

Potentially affected

784

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.

1988 Volkswagen Golf 1988 Volkswagen Jetta

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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