The vehicle was involved in a collision, and the driver's seat belt tensioner failed, which caused the seat belt not to lock, consumer suffered injuries.*jb
Seat belt height adjuster fails to move or suddenly releases during vehicle operation. *ak
After folding rear seat forward then returning to upright, rear center seatbelt locks in retracted position; seatbelt assy. replaced once by dealer, repaired by dealer following recurrence approx. 1 month later. svc. advisor at dealer said that this is a frequent problem with late model passat wagons, due to apparent design flaw.