Volkswagen is recalling about 20 new Beetles

xmechanic · Jan 31, 2011

and replacing them with identical cars.

As of Sept. 1, all cars sold in the U.S. had to be crash tested at 35 miles per hour. The 20 Beetles in question were built between Sept. 1 and Sept. 22, but they were only subject to crash tests at 30 miles per hour, adhering to the previous regulation.
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Same exact car

But the dealers aren't fixing the VW's, since there isn't actually anything to fix. And they aren't giving affected Beetle owners safer cars that have been crash tested at a higher speed.
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Apparently safety is not the issue , the law is

Customers will be given cars that were also tested at only 30 miles per hour. The difference: These cars were built before Sept. 1st, when a 30 mph test was OK.

The cars aren't any different, but they're "compliant" because the rules were different at the time they were assembled.
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