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Volkswagen affected vehicles have incorrect information on the tire information label, possibly causing the operator to overload the vehicle.

NHTSA campaign 17V-136 · Reported March 2, 2017 · 797 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volkswagen Beetle and Jetta
VEHICLES AFFECTED
797
REMEDY
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected tire information label, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the other labels. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles have incorrect information on the tire information label, possibly causing the operator to overload the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

WHY IT MATTERS

Overloading the vehicle may affect vehicle handling or result in tire damage, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected tire information label, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-136.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2017Volkswagen Beetle
2017Volkswagen Jetta

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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