2001 Volkswagen Cabrio: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio. The campaign is 02V244000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Sep 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Owners/Service/Other Manual. NHTSA has 38 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 02V244000, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be provided with a supplement for the owner's manual and also one set of four guidance fixtures intended to use in conjunction with child seats equipped with rigid or semi-rigid lower anchorage attachments. Also enclosed will be four decals together with installation instructions and a template for attaching the decals to the lower seat backs. Owner notification is expected to begin september 15, 2002. Owners should contact vwoa at 1-800-822-8987.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 332,950 units in total.
02V244000Received . 332,950 units.
Equipment / Other / Owners/Service/Other Manual
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." child seat anchorages installed in the vehicle's rear seats must be identified by markings, and their location and use be described in the owner's manual.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles were not marked or described as required by the standard.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be provided with a supplement for the owner's manual and also one set of four guidance fixtures intended to use in conjunction with child seats equipped with rigid or semi-rigid lower anchorage attachments. Also enclosed will be four decals together with installation instructions and a template for attaching the decals to the lower seat backs. Owner notification is expected to begin september 15, 2002. Owners should contact vwoa at 1-800-822-8987.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
38 complaints, 58 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio
- All 2001 vehicles
| Component | 2001 Cabrio | All 2001 vehicles | Cabrio, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 155.2 | 98.6 | 168.9 | 9 |
| Visibility | 137.9 | 35.1 | 86.1 | 8 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 103.4 | 114.2 | 112.6 | 6 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 103.4 | 85.2 | 72.8 | 6 |
| Air Bags | 86.2 | 67.1 | 72.8 | 5 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 51.7 | 44.2 | 49.7 | 3 |
| Power Train | 51.7 | 91.9 | 59.6 | 3 |
| Exterior Lighting | 51.7 | 31.1 | 49.7 | 3 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 34.5 | 34.8 | 49.7 | 2 |
| Seats | 34.5 | 13.6 | 16.6 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 6
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 7
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 31 Mar 2013
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2001 Volkswagen CabrioThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/cabrio/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio?
- 332,950 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Volkswagen Cabrio have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Cabrio, model years 1989 to 2002. 1 of them names the 2001 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio name most often?
- Electrical System: 9 of 58 component mentions, or 155.2 per 1,000. For all 2001 vehicles the figure is 98.6 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.