NHTSA Campaign 09V244000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
NHTSA campaign 09V244000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V244000 with NHTSA on July 1, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V244000, NHTSA lists up to 18,500 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 26, 2008 and April 24, 2009.
The 09V244000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V244000 were scheduled from July 31, 2009, 30 days after the report.
09V244000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V244000 ranks 26 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 18,500 MY 2009 ROUTAN VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE OWNER'S MANUAL WAS PRINTED WITHOUT THE FMVSS NO. 208 REQUIRED INFORMATION EXPLAINING THAT NO OBJECTS SHOULD BE PLACED OVER THE OR NEAR THE AIR BAG ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
- The risk
- ANY SUCH OBJECTS COULD CAUSE INJURY TO THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO INFLATE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL SEND AN OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT CONTAINING THE REQUIRED AIR BAG INFORMATION FOR OWNER INSTALLATION OR DEALERS WILL INSTALL IN THE EVENT THE OWNER PREFERS ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. S6.
Reported July 1, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V244000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V244000, 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: July 1, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted