13Affected configurations shown340,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
NONCOMPLIANCE CAN INHIBIT PROPER HEADLAMP AIM ADJUSTMENT FOR ROADWAY ILLUMINATION, IMPROPERLY AIMED HEADLAMPS COULD CAUSE REDUCED ROAD VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF A CAP IN THE SOCKET OF THE LOW BEAM HORIZONTAL AIMING SCREW AND INSTALL ONE IF MISSING, AND INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF A CAP IN THE SOCKET OF THE VERTICAL AIMING SCREW AND IF PRESENT, THE CAP WILL BE REMOVED. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 31, 2007. 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 07V442000
2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2008 VOLKSWAGEN RABBITOpen vehicle record →2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32Open vehicle record →2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTIOpen vehicle record →2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBITOpen vehicle record →2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2007 VOLKSWAGEN GTIOpen vehicle record →2007 VOLKSWAGEN R32Open vehicle record →2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTIOpen vehicle record →2006 VOLKSWAGEN RABBITOpen vehicle record →2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAOpen vehicle record →2006 VOLKSWAGEN R32Open vehicle record →2005 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.