Consumer Complaint Detail

RIALTA / RIALTA / 2004

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014605 Incident Date: Apr, 02 2005
Consumer's City: BONITA SPRINGS Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Model Name: RIALTA Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts:front:retractor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WV3AB470X3H Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 03 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle is a 2004 rialta motor home. the rear portion is manufactured by winnebago and the front by volkswagen. the problem concerns the front passenger side seat belt (supposedly a vw responsibilty). it consatntlt contracts creating an impossible situation for the wearer. three attempts at having vw fix this have resulted in their final position thaqt this is the way it was designed, and that i'll have to live with it. however it works like no other seat belt in the vehicle or any other that i have ever experienced in any other vehicle. repeated attempts to verify this "design" situation with vw of america have met with no response. if unchanged, this situation creates a potential safety hazard and discourages compiance with local seat belt requirements.*ak