Driver's seat belt buckle not reading that seat belt is buckled causing yellow seat belt /air bag light to remain on and making air bags inoperable I'm guessing. Dearler recommends new driver's side seat belt assembly.
2007 Volkswagen Beetle: seat belt won't latch or retract
5 of the 56 complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen Beetle describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 62,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen beetle. The contact stated that while attempting to buckle the seat belt, the front driver side seat belt remained retracted. As a result, the contact was unable to buckle the seat belt. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the front driver's side seat belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to another dealer who diagnosed that the front driver's side seat belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 7/9/15
Air bag warning light diagnosed at service by dealer (campbell/nelson vw) indicated that a sensor or switch located in the driver-side seatbelt latch was defective and even when the seatbelt was latched, the airbag would not deploy. This turned out to be a $400 repair and I believe it should be considered for a recall.
Air bag light illuminated for passenger seat (indicating that air bag not working and problem). Dealer states that the air bag module and seat belt buckle need to be replaced. The air bag module and seat belt buckle should not have to be replaced on a one owner vehicle with less than 50,000 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen beetle convertible. The contact stated once the the driver side seat belt was buckled the the air bag light would remain illuminated. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who advised her that the seat belt sensor was not reading correctly therefore, the air bag light would not detect it. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 62,000. Updated 5/2/11 *cn updated 05/12/11
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2007 Volkswagen Beetle seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 2007 Volkswagen Beetle?
5 of 56 owner complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen Beetle (9%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Volkswagen Beetle?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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