Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V063000 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | from 02/01/2000 to 07/31/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 1002000 | 04/27/2007 | MFR | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | 02/20/2007 | 02/21/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain passenger, wagon, and convertible vehicles equipped with or without cruise control, a brake light switch may malfunction if it was installed incorrectly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The brake lights could become inoperative, or remain on. failure to provide the proper signal when braking could lead to a crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install the newly designed brake light switch free of charge. the recall began on april 27, 2007, and will be conducted in several staggered mailings through september 21, 2007. 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Volkswagen recall no. n4.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 05/04/2008 | 45000 | 1 | |
| Noticed a smell as i was driving. glance out window & noticed my back light was on fire. pulled over , and tried to extinguish it with a shirt. almost had it out, but couldn't quite extinguish it. within 10 minutes the car was totally engulfed in flames. i had to stand there and watch my car burn. it took two fire trucks to extinguish it and i ended up with burnt hands( from melting rubber sticking to my skin) , trying to smother it. how could something like this happen from a back light? i have had the car less than 1 year. it was in perfect condition, with only about 45,000 miles on it. i am out a car, with no recourse! i found that there was a recall back in april 2007, prior to my owning this vehicle. although , their recall makes no mention of the car bursting in flames! this is a serious problem that needs to be looked into! i am lucky that i saw the fire when i did, or i could have been hurt even worse than i was. i am a carpenter and need my car to get to my jobs. i am out a car, lost a day of work, and now am working with bandaged hands, and the worst thing is...i called volkswagen and got sympathy, and an offer to pay my medical bill, but i am still out a car! are they kidding? this is a serious electrical problem! what if i had my grandchild in the back seat of that car? once the headliner caught flames, it was all over. flames were 20 feet in the air! *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 10/02/2006 | 70000 | 2 | 06/10/2003 |
| Brake light switch faulty. *nm | |||