Volkswagen of America, Inc: Exterior Lighting › Hazard Flashing Warning Lights › Switch
Volkswagen of America, Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 16, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 410,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE HAZARD SWITCH AND FLASHER SYSTEM FUNCTION MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME BECAUSE OF DISTORTION AND MATERIAL TRANSFER OF THE CONTACTS OF CERTAIN HAZARD SWITCH RELAYS WHICH OCCURS DUE TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED ELECTRICAL CURRENT LOAD FROM HIGHER WATTAGE TURN SIGNAL BULBS.
The risk
THIS MAY RESULT IN INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD FLASHER FUNCTION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH/RELAY KIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Volkswagen Golf | 74 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 Volkswagen GTI | 124 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 Volkswagen Jetta | 702 | 7 | 71 | 31 |
| 2001 Volkswagen Golf | 116 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 Volkswagen GTI | 74 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2001 Volkswagen Jetta | 668 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
| 2000 Volkswagen Golf | 88 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 Volkswagen GTI | 45 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 Volkswagen Jetta | 439 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 04V584000.
Full record for the 2002 Volkswagen Golf → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →