The defect
THE AIRBAG HARNESS WIRE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ROUTED THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE DASHBOARD CROSSMEMBER AND COULD BE PINCHED AND CHAFED BETWEEN TWO PANELS EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE WIRE.
The risk
IF THE AIRBAG HARNESS WIRE IS DAMAGED, THE PASSIVERESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT WILLILLUMINATE, BUT THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT WILL NOT FUNCTION UNTIL THE WIRE ISREPAIRED.
The remedy
SECURE WIRE TO THE CROSSMEMBER WITH A CLIP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Cabriolet | 1990 |
Components: AIR BAGS
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 Cabriolet | 1990 | 8 | 4 |
Other air bags recalls in 1991
3 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the air bags; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 91V223000 24 Dec 1991 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 91V054000 10 Apr 1991 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991