Volkswagen Preliminary Evaluation PE99007: PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE

1999 Volkswagen Jetta

PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE

Unknown Or Other

Summary
In its letter dated February 4, 1999, Volkswagen stated that it will recall approximately 23,600 redesigned 1999 Jetta and golf 4-door vehicles, of which approximately 11,000 have been sold to customers, to correct a defect thatmay cause a fire in the passengeer compartment after a vehicle collision.a sound insulation material attached to the inside of the B-pillar trim panel could have been improperly installed.in the event of a collision severe enough to activate the seat belt pretensioner, the hot exhaust gas from the pretensioner could ignite the insulation material if it is too close to the pretensioner.Volkswagen dealers will remove the insulation material from the B-pillars.
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Date Opened
JAN 29, 1999
Date Closed
FEB 08, 1999
NHTSA Recall #
99V022000
  • Status:
    RECALLED
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