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1973 Volkswagen Beetle

Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.

3Recalls 1Owner complaint 0Investigations 0Service bulletins

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These records cover every 1973 Volkswagen Beetle. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.

Recalls

3 recalls name the 1973 Volkswagen Beetle. Newest first.

Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
Jun 12, 1973NHTSA 73V1330007,630 vehicles
Structure › Body › Bumpers
Jan 9, 1973NHTSA 73V0060003,000 vehicles
Equipment › Other › Labels
Oct 26, 1972NHTSA 72V25700021 vehicles

Owner complaints

1 complaints

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Dec 20, 1998OK
Vehicle speed control
The accelerator cable breaks repeataly at the pedle. there IS nothing rubbing against it to weaken the cable to break.

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VIN decoding uses the NHTSA vPIC standalone database. Recalls, complaints, investigations and manufacturer communications come from NHTSA ODI datasets. U.S. government works, public domain. Not affiliated with NHTSA.

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