NHTSA Campaign 03V508000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 03V508000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed the report for 03V508000 with NHTSA on December 4, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V508000, NHTSA lists up to 15,115 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2003 and September 30, 2003.
The 03V508000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V508000 were scheduled from February 9, 2004, 67 days after the report.
03V508000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V508000 ranks 6 of 18 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V508000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC has 2 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 03V508000 was 02V244000, reported on September 12, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE TIRE INFORMATION LABEL IS INCORRECT IDENTIFYING THE VEHICLE AS A FIVE-PASSENGER VEHICLE, INSTEAD OF A FOUR-PASSENGER VEHICLE.
- The risk
- EXCEEDING THE CORRECT SEATING CAPACITY IN A VEHICLE PUTS OCCUPANTS AT RISK FOR INJURY IN A CRASH, AND CAN RESULT IN VEHICLE OVERLOADING, WHICH CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND PUT YOU AT RISK FOR A CRASH.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE SENT A NEW LABEL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 9, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VWOA AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VWOA RECALL NO. VB/ZH.
Reported December 4, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V508000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V508000, 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: December 4, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted