LAST AUTO NEWS – RECALL ALERT: 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN
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Volkswagen is abandoning about 16,000 models of the 2009 Routan bogus amid June 2008 and July 2009 for a adulterated wire accouter that may could could cause a blaze in the minivan’s rear sliding door.
According to the NHTSA: “These cars may acquire been congenital with an abnormal baffled wire accouter that may acquire a action area the lower sliding aperture articulation bracket can accomplish acquaintance and abrasion through the wire insulation. Acquaintance with a 12V powerfeed ambit aural the accouter may could could cause a top arresting abbreviate ambit aural the latch apparatus amid central of the sliding door.” In added words, a alarming blaze could ignite.
Interestingly, the New York Times letters that “[t]his is the aforementioned botheration for which Chrysler afresh recalled about 285,000 2008-9 Dodge Grand Caravans and Chrysler Town & Country minivans. Chrysler builds the Routan for Volkswagen.”
Owners of the 2009 Volkswagen Routan should acquaintance Volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987 in adjustment to agenda an analysis and fix for the problem.
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