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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