- Vehicles
- 7,400
- Built between
- Apr 1981 – Jul 1981
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 January 1982
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 1981 and July 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1981 Volkswagen VolkswagenBuilt April 1981 to July 1981
What the defect is
The involved passenger vehicles were equipped with certification labels that fail to comply with the code of federal regulations part 567 title 49. The existing labels have incorrect information describing the vehicle as a "multipurpose passenger vehicle" and an "incomplete vehicle". In addition, the tire selection labels do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims".
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL AFFIX THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION LABELS TO THE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 1981 to July 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 September 1981
- Owners notified25 January 1982
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 September 1981.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 110
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: equipment; certification labels.consequences of defect: incorrect information on labels could result inselection of improper replacement parts and consequent unsafe vehicleoperation.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.