Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003104765 | Incident Date: Aug, 19 2003 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWNA63B0XE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 05 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 05 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1.) normal usage 2.) failure of latch that secures the rear, fold down passenger seat in an upright position. possible consequences include personal injury due to object in cargo area impacting the seat during deceleration causing seat latch to fail and the seat to collapse into seated passenger. particularly vulnerable in wagon models where larger cargo items can be stored. 3.) we had seat latch release mechanism replaced. (failed part is not available). *tr |