NHTSA campaign 99V022000 · Volkswagen campaign UF
Volkswagen Recall 99V-022: VW/B-PILLAR MAT/FIRE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V022000 (Volkswagen campaign UF) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC on February 5, 1999, with 36,258 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Jetta for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on February 15, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 99V022000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V022000 (also written 99V-022 or 99V022)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Volkswagen campaign number
- UF
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 36,258 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Frame and Members
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE99-007 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V022000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Golf
- 1999 · Vehicles built September 1, 1998 – January 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Volkswagen Jetta
- 1999 · Vehicles built September 1, 1998 – January 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V022000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SOUND ABSORBING MAT ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE B-PILLAR SIDE TRIM PANEL COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. SURFACE AND EDGES OF THE MAT COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. IT COULD IGNITE WHEN EXPOSED TO THE EXHAUST GAS OF THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER IGNITER IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE FRONT OR SIDE COLLISION.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE MATTING MATERIALS FROM INSIDE THE B-PILLAR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 15, 1999.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 VWOA AT 1-877-270-4178.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V022000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.