NHTSA recall campaign

03V265000

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch

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4Affected configurations shown295,136Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentExterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Report receivedJan 7, 2005
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE LAMPS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE; OR THE LAMPS COULD COME ON AND STAY ON, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCHES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 26, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VWOA AT 1-800-822-8987.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 03V265000

2001 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLEOpen vehicle record →2000 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLEOpen vehicle record →1999 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLEOpen vehicle record →1998 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLEOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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