Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004255788 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2004
Consumer's City: OAKLEY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: NEW BEETLE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:frame and members:underbody shields
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWBK21C23M Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 19 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 22 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2003 olkswagon new beetle-the rear bumper had been removed to repair damage to the left drivers side fender.once removed it was noticed that the right rear passangers side, foam underbumper guard was cracked in 2 places, the crackes were filled with a black strip of sticky glue. this is the 5mph impact guard, it was cracked which caused its interigity to be gone. during manufacturing the piece should have been replaced with a new non-broken piece of foam.*ak