Vehicle recall 04V592000 · December 15, 2004
2004-2005 Volkswagen Touareg
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…
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- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- When involved in a crash, the child restraints may not be properly secured, increasing the risk of injuries or death.
- Remedy
- 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.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V592000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 15, 2004
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Manufacturer campaign
- UY
- Owner notification
- April 11, 2005
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 50,483
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- Components
- Seat belts
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Volkswagen Touareg (2004-2005): 2005, 2004
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