8Affected configurations shown332,950Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT MARKED OR DESCRIBED AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
What fixes it
Official remedy
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.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 02V244000
2001 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOOpen vehicle record →2001 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLEOpen vehicle record →2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2000 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLEOpen vehicle record →2000 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOOpen vehicle record →2000 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFOpen vehicle record →2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.