Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / VANAGON / 1986

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003215889 Incident Date: May, 22 2003
Consumer's City: PHOENIX Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: VANAGON Model Year: 1986
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:appliance:air conditioner
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WV2YB0257GH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 10 2003 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 01 1986
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The consumers vehicle experienced symptoms of recall #93-v-175-000 which was related to the plastic material of the center air flow duct which could crack and eventually break. . *nlm *ts. the recall work was performed by the dealer. while major service was being performed on the vehicle, the consumer was informed by an independent repair shop the duct plastic above the added reinforcement brackets had deteriorated to the point where the entire air duct housing was in danger of breaking away and crashing down on the center of the rear seats, the prior recall work that was performed seemed to be only a temporary fix. *jb