NHTSA recall campaign

04V096000

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch

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4Affected configurations shown377,130Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentExterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Report receivedAug 2, 2005
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

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

What fixes it

Official remedy

THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY 06V-183. OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD A REMEDY PERFORMED UNDER THIS RECALL SHOULD RETURN TO THEIR DEALER FOR THE REDESIGNED REMEDY. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN 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 04V096000

2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen 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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