Recalls are free repairs for widespread safety defects or issues that doesn’t meet federal safety standards. They are usually limited to a specific set of vehicles based on things like model year, manufacture date, and VIN range. Recall repairs are offered free to owners and lessees, but most are limited-time offers.
The Jetta has been recalled 68 times, the most of any Volkswagen vehicle.
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The script is very much the same as previous Takata recalls. The propellant inside the inflators becomes extremely volatile due to heat and humidity exposure over time to the point that, when the airbag is deployed, the inflator actually explodes and sends shards of metal out into the cabin.…
keep reading article "2012-2014 Beetle Recalled to Replace Takata Airbag Inflators"Both campaigns are to fix issues that can cause a sudden and dangerous loss of control.…
keep reading article "Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport Owners Get a 2-for-1 Series of Recalls to Prevent a Sudden Loss of Control"This appears to be an expansion of a smaller recall for the exact same problem last month. It wasn’t until the cars were shipped and sold that VW’s supplier admitted the coil springs weren’t ready for production. Yikes. Owners of the 2015-2019 Golf, 2017-2017 Golf Sportwagen, 2019 Jetta, and 2018-2019 Tiguan should watch for a recall notice next month.
As you might expect, the wrong airbags are unlikely to work and might not deploy at all. Volkswagen thinks the problem only affects 4 owners who will be contacted in April of 2019.
The system is supposed to display a warning message when the brake pads are dangerously thin and need to be replaced. It isn’t working. Over 4,000 Beetle vehicles have been recalled to update the instrument cluster software.
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