| NHTSA Record Id: 5826 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011583000203939000000038 |
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| Model Name: GOLF |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V280000 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 31 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 4218 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 15 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Sep, 20 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 22 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. one of two brackets used to bolt the front suspension control arm in front of the vehicle to the body structure may not have been welded sufficiently. |
Consequence Summary: The control arm could gradually loosen and ultimately separate from its bracket in normal driving which could cause the vehicle to be difficult to control or result in loss of control. as the bracket loosens, loud metallic knocking sounds in from the vehicle will be heard. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the bracket and if the welding is insufficient, will replace the control arm. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began september 15, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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