NHTSA Campaign 04V233000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NHTSA campaign 04V233000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V233000 with NHTSA on May 19, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V233000, NHTSA lists up to 24,269 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2003 and December 31, 2003.
The 04V233000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V233000 were scheduled from June 21, 2004, 33 days after the report.
04V233000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V233000 ranks 23 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V233000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the seat belts on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE REAR SEAT BELT LATCH ATTACHMENT BOLT MAY HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENTLY RIVETED.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BELT BUCKLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 21, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VWOA RECALL NO. VN.
Reported May 19, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V233000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V233000, 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: May 19, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted