The defect
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR PAWL MAY NOT MEET HARDENING SPECIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN VOLKSWAGENS DESIGN STANDARD.
The risk
VEHICLES DO NOT MEET VOLKSWAGENS DESIGN STANDARD.
The remedy
REPLACE FRONT PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf | 1988 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1988 |
Components: SEAT BELTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf | 1988 | 9 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 1988 | 19 | 7 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1987
7 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the seat belts; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 87V192000 18 Dec 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 87V185000 4 Dec 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V137000 4 Sept 1987 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 87V102000 10 Jul 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 87V075000 26 May 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 87V032000 13 Mar 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987