

| Subject: | Re: Middle Seat Shoulder Belts VW PAYS |
| From: | '80 Westy Pokey |
| Date: | Sun, 17 Jun 2001 20:22:22 -0700 |
This wouldn't cover my '80 Westy would it? I only have lap belts in the back. Thanks, Chris On Sun, 17 June 2001, andrewbell wrote: > > VERY good news! I'm calling my local dealer tomorrow! > > AB > > "R. Hotchkiss" wrote: > > > Hey All, > > > > As it had been mentioned before, VW lost a $16 million dollar lawsuit > > back in February. As a result of this, a technical bulletin has been > > sent to the dealers about installing shoulder belts on the middle set of > > seats and VW PAYS FOR IT! > > > > I called VWoA and spoke to a very nice woman named Amy wondering if I > > could get a retro fit for my 86 GL due to the information that came out > > in the lawsuit (ie.VW knew in 1986 that it was safer to put in the belts > > and that foreign models came with them) and I did not ask for a freebie, > > I just inquired if it was available. She called me back a few days > > later to tell me that my local dealer has ordered the kit and will > > install it. ALL FOR FREE. > > > > I was on a road trip (Philly-Chicago-Philly no problems) when I found > > out about it and I'm calling the dealer tomorrow to get it done. > > > > I've read about some listees having problems when they've called VWoA, > > but I have to tell you that this was some of the best customer service > > I've ever received from any company. > > > > Please call your dealer nearest you and get your retro fit shoulder > > belts now. I told VW that I would post this and they seemed very happy > > to hear it. > > > > Hotch > > 86 Vanagon GL 183K miles and counting > > 89 Jetta GL > > Philly Thanks, Chris Gronski '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertable www.vanagon.org & .ca www.gronski.com, .org, & .ca www.nineeleven.org & .ca
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