NHTSA Campaign 04V592000
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 04V592000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V592000 with NHTSA on December 15, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 04V592000, NHTSA lists up to 50,483 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 26, 2003 and September 20, 2004.
The 04V592000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V592000 were scheduled from April 11, 2005, 117 days after the report.
04V592000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2004–2005.
Owners of the model years 04V592000 covers have filed at least 7 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V592000 vehicles, the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg has the most (7).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V592000 ranks 17 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V592000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 04V592000 was 04V233000, reported on May 19, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER CARS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." ALL THREE REAR SEAT POSITIONS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER POSITION ARE EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS THAT HAVE A LOCKING FEATURE WHICH CONVERTS THE RETRACTOR FROM AN EMERGENCY LOCKING RETRACTOR (ELR) MODE TO AN AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR (ALR) MODE FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION. THE BELT MAY DEACTIVATE THE ALR MODE WITH CERTAIN CHILD RESTRAINTS.
- The risk
- WHEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE CHILD RESTRAINTS MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SECURED, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES OR DEATH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY INSTALL A 'CLIP' IN EACH OF THE TWO REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS. THE CLIPS WILL PREVENT UNWANTED DEACTIVATION OF THE ALR MODE WITH CHILD SEAT INSTALLATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 11, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VW AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VW RECALL NO. UY.
Reported December 15, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V592000 (2)
Volkswagen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V592000, 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 15, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted