VOLKSWAGEN FOX 1973: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

Make : VOLKSWAGEN Model : FOX Year : 1973
Build Dates : 1973-03-01 - 1973-05-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 73V117000
Date Owner's Notified: 1973-05-11 Date Received by ODI: 1973-05-21 Date Added to Database: 1979-10-12
Manufacturers Involved: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
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Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 371
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Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
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      POSSIBILITY THAT AN "OFFSET" BELT MOUNTING PLATE WAS INADVERTENTLY USED ON 4DOOR MODELS TO ANCHOR THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT TO THEVEHICLE BODY.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS AND THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLYOPERATED WITH THE SEAT ADJUSTED TO ITS MOST REARWARD POSITION, THE METALSUPPORT OF THE SEAT MAY MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BELT WEBBING RESULTING INPOSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE BELT MATERIAL.'CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACINGWITH BELT WITH STRAIGHT MOUNTING PLATE'.