| NHTSA Record Id: 9872 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: VOLKSWAGEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009545000203947000000273 |
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| Model Name: JETTA |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V251000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: UM |
| Component Name: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 17 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 10 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 67076 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 15 2000 |
Recall Initiator: OVSC |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Sep, 17 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 28 1999 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 201 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some of these vehicles do not comply with the head injury criterion requirements of fmvss no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." the upper retainer clip near the bp1 impact location is designed to break when impacted by the head form. in some cases, the material of the trim part may be more impact resistant as a result of variations in the molding process. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could prevent the clip from breaking on impact and result in less deformation in the impacted area and a higher decleration of the head form, increasing the risk of personal injury in the event of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the trim cover from each of the b pillars and install a new cover. |
Recall Notes: Vw recall no. um. owner notification began march 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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