{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"88V187000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"PE88102","kind":"PE","kind_name":"Preliminary evaluation","opened":"1988-09-15","closed":"1989-01-05","open":false,"manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"STEERING","subject":"STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION","summary":null,"campaigns":["88V187000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/88V187000"}