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The recall includes certain 2006-07 Passat Sedans, 2012 to 2014 Passat models and 2017 Passat Wagons, as well as certain 2017 to 2019 Beetle and Beetle Convertible models.
The study urged the recall of all Volkswagen vehicles to correct safety defects. Defects noted in all Volkswagens included: faulty door latches, a poorly designed fuel system and gas filler cap, a swing axle suspension combined with the rear engine that caused hazardous handling, weak seatbacks, sensitivity to side winds, and side impact vulnerability.
On 10 January 1980, the final Beetle convertible of 330,281 rolled off the production line at the Karmann facility in Osnabrück. [120] [121] It was the most successful convertible for a long time and was replaced by the first Golf cabriolet in 1979. [102] [111] The number of Beetle units sold by Volkswagen was at its lowest in the 1980s.
Having been exported to many countries, the VW Beetle has gained an arguably unequaled reputation. [1] [2] The Volkswagen Type 1 automobile, also known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Bug, [3] is known colloquially by various names in different countries, usually local renderings of the word "beetle". [4] [5] Among these are:
The recall consists of some Beetle and Passat vehicles from model years 2006-2019. "The driver's side frontal airbag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term ...
Volkswagen AG said Friday it is recalling 679,000 U.S. vehicles sold since 2011 that could roll away because of an electrical issue. Volkswagen AG said Friday it is recalling 679,000 U.S. vehicles ...
Volkswagen Beetle (Type 1) (1938–2003) Volkswagen Brasília (1973–1982) Volkswagen Country Buggy (1967–1969) Volkswagen Gacel (1983–1991) Volkswagen Hebmüller Cabriolet (1949–1953) Volkswagen Karmann Ghia (1955–1974, also sold as Type 34 Karmann Ghia, 1500 Karmann Ghia Coupe) Volkswagen Kommandeurswagen (1941–1944) staff car for ...
MSN Autos named it #1 on their list of "Top 10 Disastrous Cars"; "A mix of Italian flair and Japanese expertise should have been a match made in heaven, but they clearly decided to divide the tasks by means of a lucky dip. Alfa ended up doing the electronics while Nissan took care of the styling, resulting in an ugly car that didn't work properly."