Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GOLF / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999077664 Incident Date: Jan, 05 1999
Consumer's City: LYNN Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: GOLF Model Year: 1996
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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 09 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The rear middle seat belt buckle completely fell apart. it was being used for an infant car seat carrier. when i went to unbuckle the belt, tthe entire buckle fell apart and completely came off the strap. it has already been fixed by dealership at no charge. i am interested in knowing if this is a common problem and how will it with stand an accident? i really do not feel safe using the seat belts without more information. the dealer stated he had never seen anything like it and that there was no damage to any other part of the belt. pleas help