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NHTSA recall 99V251000

Structure › Frame and members

Volkswagen Jetta

Reported Sep 17, 199967,076 vehicles affectedVOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INCMaker’s number UMBuilt Jan 17, 1999 – Jul 10, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some of these vehicles do not comply with the head injury criterion requirements of fmvss no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." the upper retainer clip near the BP1 impact location IS designed to break when impacted by the head form. in some cases, the material of the trim part may be more impact resistant as a result of variations in the molding process.

The risk

This condition could prevent the clip from breaking on impact and result in less deformation in the impacted area and a higher decleration of the head form, increasing the risk of personal injury in the event of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will remove the trim cover from each of the b pillars and install a new cover.

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Vehicles in this recall

Volkswagen Jetta
1999

Notes

VW recall no. Um. Owner notification began march 15, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).