9Affected configurations shown646,246Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE, OR REMAIN ON. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE PROPER SIGNAL WHEN BRAKING COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE NEWLY DESIGNED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 27, 2006. VEHICLES WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL, AND MODEL YEAR OF THIS POPULATION MAY BE INVOLVED IN EITHER THIS RECALL OR 06V-183, BUT NOT BOTH. THE REMEDY IS THE SAME FOR EACH RECALL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERS WILL APPLY THE REMEDY BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW 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 06V183000
2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEOpen vehicle record →2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEOpen vehicle record →2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEOpen vehicle record →2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →1999 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEOpen vehicle record →1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →1998 VOLKSWAGEN 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.