My a/c roof vents came a crashing down three weeks ago.  One call to the
local VW dealer and after two days in his shop it was fixed FOR FREE under
the Warranty Recall Campaign SU, # 93V175000.  AFAIK, all dealers are
obligated under Federal law to fix any and all items whenever a recall
campaign is issued.  This, I believe, is true regardless of whether the
vehicle is still owned by the original purchaser, or has gone through a
multitude of owners.

VW (VOA) apparently will overnight any parts required for a recall repair,
so it doesn't matter if your local dealer has the repair kit or not.  Mine
didn't, but it showed up the next morning, Fedex from the Chicago warehouse.

So, the moral is:  If it ain't broke, don't fix it, but if it does break,
hope it is a recall item!

Budd Premack
86 Syncro, 73 Super
Minneapolis, MN (Land of Sky-Blue Waters)