Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003249749 Incident Date: Dec, 14 2003
Consumer's City: SOMERVILLE Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts:front:buckle assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSC29M3XM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 14 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 08 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I own a 1999 1/2 volkswagen jetta. the seat belt mechanism on the driver side seat broke and had to be replaced at a substantial cost of my own. the piece that broke was the buckle where the belt gets inserted into. i was curious to know if seatbelts have lifetime warranty with cars. if not, does the volkswagen jetta have a history of seat belt failures? thank you, [xxx]. *ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr