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Volkswagen Recalls 39,000 Golf 8s Over Faulty Passenger-Side Seat Belt

Affected owners are being invited to VW workshops for one-hour seat belt inspections with replacements scheduled where necessary.

Rückruf bei VW: Gurte können unsicher sein - es besteht erhöhte Gefahr bei Unfällen.
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Overview

  • The recall affects about 39,131 Golf 8 and Golf Variant vehicles worldwide, including 17,376 in Germany, built from Feb. 9 to May 24, 2024 under KBA references 15269R/69PD and 15275R/69PP.
  • A supplier production error led to misaligned passenger-side seat belt attachments that could impair restraint performance in a crash.
  • Volkswagen has begun notifying owners to arrange one-hour inspections at authorized workshops, where defective belt assemblies will be replaced free of charge.
  • The company estimates each repair will take around one hour but warns parts availability and workshop capacity may delay appointment scheduling.
  • No accidents or injuries have been linked to the defect, which VW discovered through internal quality checks and describes as a purely precautionary safety measure.