2010 Volkswagen Beetle recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2010 new Beetle and new Beetle convertible manufactured from september 1, 2010, through september 22, 2010, for failing to comply with the barrier test requirements of federal motor vehicles safety standards no. 208, "occupant crash protection," that went into effect on september 1, 2010.
💥 The risk
The vehicles do not meet with requirements that went into effect on september 1, 2010, and therefore may not offer the protection attendant to those requirements.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will offer to replace their vehicle with a comparable vehicle that was produced prior to september 1, 2010, compliant with FMVSS 208 requirements. The safety recall began on january 28, 2011. Owners may contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V031000
- Manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Vehicles affected
- 27
- Component
- SEATS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-822-8987
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 28, 2011
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .