Recall 04V592000: Seat Belt Defect

MAKE/MODELS: MODEL/BUILD YEARS:

Volkswagen/Touareg 2004-2005

MANUFACTURER: Volkswagen of America, Inc.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 04V592000 RECALL DATE: Dec 10, 2004

COMPONENT: Seat Belts

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 50483

SUMMARY:
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.

CONSEQUENCE:
When involved in a crash, the child restraints may not be properly secured, increasing the risk of injuries or death.

REMEDY:
The manufacturer has not yet provided a remedy or owner notification schedule for this campaign. Owners should contact VW at 1-800-822-8987.

NOTES:
Customers can also contact The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).