Recall Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / CABRIOLET / 1990
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 21418 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000006308000014461000000256 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CABRIOLET | Model Year: 1990 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 91V215000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: AIR BAGS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1989 | End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1990 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 8500 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 22 1992 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | Report Received Date: Dec, 13 1991 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 18 1991 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The airbag harness wire may have been improperly routed through an opening in the dashboard crossmember and could be pinched and chafed between two panels eventually resulting in damage to the wire. | Consequence Summary: If the airbag harness wire is damaged, the passiverestraint system will become inoperative. the dashboard warning light willilluminate, but the passive restraint will not function until the wire isrepaired. |
| Corrective Summary : Secure wire to the crossmember with a clip. | Recall Notes: System: airbag passive retraint.vehicle description: passenger cars equipped with airbag passive restraints. |
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