NHTSA Campaign 02V244000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
NHTSA campaign 02V244000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed the report for 02V244000 with NHTSA on September 12, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V244000, NHTSA lists up to 332,950 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 1999 and January 4, 2001.
The 02V244000 report reached NHTSA 20 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V244000 were scheduled from July 29, 2003, 320 days after the report.
02V244000 covers 4 models from Volkswagen, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V244000 ranks 2 of 18 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V244000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC has 2 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 02V244000 was 02V136000, reported on May 16, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." CHILD SEAT ANCHORAGES INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE'S REAR SEATS MUST BE IDENTIFIED BY MARKINGS, AND THEIR LOCATION AND USE BE DESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL.
- The risk
- THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT MARKED OR DESCRIBED AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A SUPPLEMENT FOR THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND ALSO ONE SET OF FOUR GUIDANCE FIXTURES INTENDED TO USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHILD SEATS EQUIPPED WITH RIGID OR SEMI-RIGID LOWER ANCHORAGE ATTACHMENTS. ALSO ENCLOSED WILL BE FOUR DECALS TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND A TEMPLATE FOR ATTACHING THE DECALS TO THE LOWER SEAT BACKS. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 15, 2002. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VWOA AT 1-800-822-8987.
Reported September 12, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V244000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V244000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 12, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted