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(Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Jetta vehicles.  The fuel rail bolts may become loose over time, allowing fuel to leak.","consequence":"A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rail bolts and, as necessary, the fuel rail.  The recall began March 31, 2021.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 24Gi.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"24Gi","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"19V615000","component":"STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2019-08-22","owner_notified":"2019-11-19","units":679027,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2019 GTI, 2015-2016 and 2018-2019 Golf, 2012-2019 Beetle and Beetle Convertible, 2017-2019 Golf SportWagen and 2011-2018 Jetta vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, manual handbrake and keyless entry.  A 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.\"","consequence":"Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than \"Park\" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.","remedy":"Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional switch and circuit board, free of charge.  The recall began November 19, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 37M2.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"37M2","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V403000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2016-06-06","owner_notified":"2016-09-16","units":55,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 Jetta vehicles manufactured October 31, 2015, to January 21, 2016, 2016 Passat vehicles, equipped with 1.8T engines manufactured November 13, 2015, to December 9, 2015, and 2016 Golf vehicles manufactured November 5, 2015, to November 11, 2015.  In the affected vehicles, the fuel rail may detach from the cylinder head and result in a fuel leak.","consequence":"A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.","remedy":"Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the cylinder heads, free of charge.  The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 15F7.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"15F7","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"15V705000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2015-10-26","owner_notified":"2016-03-09","units":91867,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Passat, Golf and Golf SportWagen vehicles.  In the affected vehicles, the camshaft lobe that drives the brake vacuum pump may shear off, resulting in a loss of brake assist.","consequence":"If the camshaft lobe shears off there would be a loss of brake assist, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Volkswagen dealer will update the engine control module (ECM) software. The recall began March 2016.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 23R1.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"23R1","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":2,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":54,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":164,"crash":18,"fire":5,"injured":14,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",44],["Electrical System",38],["Unspecified",35],["Fuel/Propulsion System",28],["Power Train",22],["Service Brakes",22]],"by_year":{"2015":1,"2016":7,"2017":15,"2018":18,"2019":32,"2020":24,"2021":19,"2022":11,"2023":16,"2024":9,"2025":8,"2026":4},"excerpts":[["2022-09-27","Power Train","The vehicle lost it's ability to shift into gear and accelerate on a busy road, almost causing a collision. Pulled over and it failed to shift into any gears, (as if it was in neutral with a higher engine RPM). According to the technician at the Volkswagon dealership it was a complete internal failure of the transmissi\u2026"],["2022-09-05","Fuel/Propulsion System","My car went into limp mode and smelled heavily of gas I went to a garage to have it checked out and they told me there diagnostic said it was fuel rail."],["2022-08-04","Fuel/Propulsion System","I brought my car in for the 60k service and the check engine light had just turned on. After being told they had to run a diagnostic and keep my car for several days, the dealership came back with \"it had a fault for a purge valve. Tested the purge valve with a vacuum tester and found it would not hold a vacuum.\" I was\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.111,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.111,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":"hev"}],"popularity":67,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":44,"ncap":5,"complaints":164},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}