{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"91V215000","date":"1991-12-13","owner_notified":"1992-05-22","manufacturer":"VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC","component":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIRBAG HARNESS WIRE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ROUTED THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE DASHBOARD CROSSMEMBER AND COULD BE PINCHED AND CHAFED BETWEEN TWO PANELS EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE WIRE.","consequence":"IF THE AIRBAG HARNESS WIRE IS DAMAGED, THE PASSIVERESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT WILLILLUMINATE, BUT THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT WILL NOT FUNCTION UNTIL THE WIRE ISREPAIRED.","remedy":"SECURE WIRE TO THE CROSSMEMBER WITH A CLIP.","notes":"SYSTEM: AIRBAG PASSIVE RETRAINT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAG PASSIVE RESTRAINTS.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":8500,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1990,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"CABRIOLET","vehicle_id":"1990_volkswagen_cabriolet","match":"exact","built_from":"1989-08-01","built_to":"1990-07-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/91V215000"}