Vehicle recall 87V182000 · December 1, 1987
Volkswagen Golf and Jetta
Seat belt retractor pawl may not meet hardening specifications contained in volkswagens design standard.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Seat belt retractor pawl may not meet hardening specifications contained in volkswagens design standard.
- Consequence
- Vehicles do not meet volkswagens design standard.
- Remedy
- Replace front passive restraint seat belt assembly as necessary.
- Notes
- System: front seat beltvehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with passive restraint seatbelt systems.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 87V182000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 1, 1987
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Owner notification
- April 14, 1988
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 784
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- 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 Golf (1988): 1988
- Volkswagen Jetta (1988): 1988
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