NHTSA campaign 19V615000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Electrical System › Ignition › Anti-theft › Control Module

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 22, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 679,027. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2019 GTI, 2015-2016 and 2018-2019 Golf, 2012-2019 Beetle and Beetle Convertible, 2017-2019 Golf SportWagen and 2011-2018 Jetta vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, manual handbrake and keyless entry. A build-up of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition when the transmission shift lever is not in "Park."

The risk

Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "Park" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.

The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional switch and circuit board, free of charge. The recall began November 19, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 37M2.

36 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2019 Volkswagen Beetle	14	4	0	1
2019 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible	1	2	0	0
2019 Volkswagen Golf	63	6	0	2
2019 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen	11	5	0	0
2019 Volkswagen GTI	179	4	0	0
2018 Volkswagen Beetle	17	4	0	0
2018 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible	0	3	0	0
2018 Volkswagen Golf	29	6	0	0
2018 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen	12	5	0	1
2018 Volkswagen GTI	17	3	0	2
2018 Volkswagen Jetta	32	3	0	1
2017 Volkswagen Beetle	15	4	0	0
2017 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible	2	2	0	0
2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen	38	4	0	3
2017 Volkswagen GTI	52	2	0	1
2017 Volkswagen Jetta	160	7	3	18
2016 Volkswagen Beetle	48	4	0	2
2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible	11	2	0	0
2016 Volkswagen Golf	85	9	0	1
2016 Volkswagen GTI	67	4	0	1
2016 Volkswagen Jetta	162	5	5	18
2015 Volkswagen Beetle	83	6	0	2
2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible	16	2	0	0
2015 Volkswagen Golf	131	12	3	7
2015 Volkswagen GTI	97	6	1	2
2015 Volkswagen Jetta	194	8	1	8
2014 Volkswagen Beetle	50	6	2	3
2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible	4	2	0	0
2014 Volkswagen Jetta	388	5	2	20
2013 Volkswagen Beetle	93	7	0	4
2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible	8	3	0	0
2013 Volkswagen Jetta	518	6	3	12
2012 Volkswagen Beetle	65	7	0	4
2012 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible	0	3	0	0
2012 Volkswagen Jetta	500	8	6	24
2011 Volkswagen Jetta	607	10	9	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 19V615000.

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