Following the announcement that Volkswagen will be recalling nearly half a million cars due to a rear seatbelt problem on Friday (11 May), the German car manufacturer has confirmed that some local Polo models have been affected.<\/p>\n
“All current Polo models are affected in SA, since its launch earlier this year,”\u00a0Volkswagen South Africa said to\u00a0Wheels24<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in a statement\u00a0<\/strong>on Monday (14 May). “VW will communicate with affected owners in due course.”<\/p>\n It added that the Polo is legally homologated and safe to drive – however it advised that customers do not use the middle seat of the new Polo until the car is equipped with the redesigned belt lock fixture.<\/p>\n Volkswagen \u00a0announced on Friday that it would recall about 220,000 of its new Polo vehicles in the coming weeks due to a problem with the rear seatbelt lock – adding that 191,000 Seats were also affected, Reuters<\/a> <\/strong>reported.<\/p>\n Volkswagen said the recall concerned a technical problem where the rear left seatbelt could be unintentionally released in some rare situations, for example during a fast lane change when the vehicle had five passengers on board.<\/p>\n It added the check, as well as the implementation of the belt lock fixture, would be free of charge for the affected Polo as well as Seat\u2019s Ibiza and Arona models.<\/p>\n
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