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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Volkswagen Cabrio Recalls

The 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 12, 2002.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
16

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio

Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual

Campaign
02V244000
Reported
September 12, 2002
Vehicles affected
up to 332,950
Federal standard
FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
Same campaign
also 2001 Cabrio, 3 other models

02V244000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Volkswagen Cabrio complaints by year

NHTSA has received 16 owner complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio, the newest on June 16, 2008. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio, the component group named most often is the power train (31%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the engine and engine cooling (13%).

The 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio's only recall does not concern the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train5
  • Electrical System2
  • Engine And Engine Cooling2
  • Structure2
  • Vehicle Speed Control2
  • Air Bags1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio received by NHTSA, by calendar year
19991
20002
20011
20037
20041
20052
20071
20081

Complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 7. 69% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

The 16 complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen Cabrio by model year

Other 2000 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: June 16, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted