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Volkswagen Beetle recalls

18 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Beetle, newest first.

  1. Volkswagen driver's side frontal air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling. 2006–2017 Volkswagen Beetle, Passat 24V-834 · October 30, 2024
  2. Volkswagen driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling. 2015 Volkswagen Beetle 22V-945 · December 21, 2022
  3. Volkswagen driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling. 2012 Volkswagen Beetle 20V-785 · December 16, 2020
  4. Volkswagen modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may cause the affected vehicles to not comply with all of the applicable regulatory requirements. 2007–2018 Volkswagen Beetle, Golf SportWagen, Jetta +2 more 19V-679 · September 25, 2019
  5. Volkswagen build-up of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition when the transmission shift lever is not in "Park." 2011–2017 Volkswagen Beetle, GTI, Golf +2 more 19V-615 · August 22, 2019
  6. Volkswagen instrument cluster may not provide a visual warning when a brake system failure is detected. 2019 Volkswagen Beetle 19V-094 · February 13, 2019
  7. Audi brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may have insufficient coating, potentially reducing the brake performance. 2018 Audi Q5, SQ5, Atlas +5 more 18V-369 · June 1, 2018 DO NOT DRIVE
  8. Volkswagen affected vehicles have incorrect information on the tire information label, possibly causing the operator to overload the vehicle. 2017 Volkswagen Beetle, Jetta 17V-136 · March 2, 2017
  9. Volkswagen in the affected vehicles, the camshaft lobe that drives the brake vacuum pump may shear off, resulting in a loss of brake assist. 2015 Volkswagen Beetle, Golf, Jetta +1 more 15V-705 · October 26, 2015
  10. Volkswagen sealing cap at the fuel rail may fail, allowing fuel to leak into the engine compartment. 2014–2015 Volkswagen Beetle, GTI, Golf +2 more 15V-028 · January 23, 2015
  11. Volkswagen durability of the rear trailing arms may be reduced in vehicles whose rear trailing arms have been previously deformed, such as a result of a rear or side-rear impact crash. 2011–2012 Volkswagen Beetle, Jetta 14V-656 · October 20, 2014
  12. Volkswagen glass sunroofs in the affected vehicles may break when the vehicles are operated over a hard road surface or strike a pothole. 2013 Volkswagen Beetle 14V-658 · October 20, 2014
  13. Volkswagen in the affected vehicles, the O-ring seals between the oil cooler and the transmission may leak fluid. 2014 Volkswagen Beetle, Jetta, Passat 14V-182 · April 15, 2014
  14. Volkswagen if the right front passenger seat gets wet, the occupant control module may not properly detect the presence of a child restraint installed in the seat. 2012 Volkswagen Beetle 12V-540 · November 15, 2012
  15. Volkswagen some vehicles may be equipped with summer tires that fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standards 110 "tire selection and rims" and 139 "new pneumatic tires for light vehicles." 2012 Volkswagen Beetle 12V-331 · July 16, 2012
  16. Volkswagen 208, "occupant crash protection," that went into effect on september 1, 2010. 2010 Volkswagen Beetle 11V-031 · January 21, 2011
  17. Volkswagen jetta, jetta sportwagen, and rabbit vehicles may have a small plastic tab located on the windshield washer fluid reservoir that may chafe against an underhood fuel supply line. 2006–2007 Volkswagen Beetle, Jetta, Rabbit 10V-621 · December 10, 2010
  18. Volkswagen certain passenger vehicles equipped with 17-inch wheels and a 2.5L engine fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 2006 Volkswagen Beetle 06V-043 · September 2, 2006