Good luck with getting the dealer to do those recalls.  VW will not
reimburse them for the work since recalls are only valid on vehicles less
than 10 years old.

Are ya sure about that? In the late 90's a buddy of mine got his heater boxes replaced on his '72 Westy because of the asbestos issue. Even more unbelievable, it was not running at the time and VW sent a mechanic to his house, and he replaced them on the van in front of his house out in the street!  Jeff