Volkswagen Touareg: Seat belts

Date

Dec. 15, 2004

Filed by

Volkswagen Of America, Inc

Vehicles

Volkswagen Touareg (2004, 2005)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Component

Seat Belts

Description of the defect

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.

Potentially affected

50483

What can happen

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.

Recall 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).

Owner notification date

April 11, 2005

Manufacturer campaign number

UY

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

OVSC

Recall number

04V592000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.