2003 Volkswagen GTI defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 Volkswagen GTI. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• INADVERTENT SIDE-AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04081 · opened Dec 16, 2004 · closed Apr 1, 2005

  The subject vehicles are equipped with side-thorax and side-head curtain airbags to protect the front and rear outboard occupants in a side-impact crash.this investigation identified a total of 499 reports (482 owners reports and 17 warranty claims).the crash sensing system?s algorithm may recognize certain non-crash i…