1999 Volkswagen Jetta defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1999 Volkswagen Jetta. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE
  Recall Query RQ06004 · opened Feb 28, 2006 · closed Aug 7, 2006 · led to recall 06V183000

  By letters dated may 24, 2006 and august 4, 2006, volkswagen (vw) notified the agency that it is conducting a safety recall (nhtsa recall no 06v-183) involving model year (my) 1998-2002 volkswagen new beetle and 1999-2002 volkswagen jetta vehicles equipped with cruise control.volkswagen?s recall covers 646,246 vehicles…

• BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH
  Recall Query RQ03010 · opened Dec 17, 2003 · closed Mar 1, 2004 · led to recall 04V096000

  The number of duplicates between odi and manufacturer failure reports cannot be determined due to missing and or inaccurate information.the injury noted above was minor.on february 26, 2004, volkswagen of america, inc. (vw) submitted a defect notification (per 49cfr573) to the national highway traffic safety administra…

• FUEL TANK PUNCTURE
  Engineering Analysis EA00028 · opened Dec 28, 2000 · closed Jan 29, 2002 · led to recall 02V026000
• FUEL TANK PUNCTURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE00033 · opened Aug 10, 2000 · closed Dec 28, 2000

  The office of defects investigation opened this investigation on august 10, 2000 based on 9 reports regarding punctured fuel tanks involving the jetta, passat, and cabrio models.the reports indicate additional reports in its response to the preliminary evaluation.this investigation has been upgraded for further study.

• PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99007 · opened Jan 29, 1999 · closed Feb 8, 1999 · led to recall 99V022000

  In its letter dated february 4, 1999, volkswagen stated that it will recall approximately 23,600 redesigned 1999 jetta and golf 4-door vehicles, of which approximately 11,000 have been sold to customers, to correct a defect thatmay cause a fire in the passengeer compartment after a vehicle collision.a sound insulation …