NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2000 Volkswagen Jetta has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 439
- Crashes reported
- 27
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 06V183000
- Reported
- May 24, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 646,246
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Jetta
Exterior lighting: hazard flashing warning lights: switch
- Campaign
- 04V584000
- Reported
- December 16, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 410,000
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Jetta, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 04V096000
- Reported
- February 20, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 377,130
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Jetta
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 Jetta, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2008, 2011–2013 Jetta, 4 other models
2000 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 439 owner complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on October 3, 2024. Of these, 27 describe a crash (6%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 35 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (28%), followed by the visibility (18%) and the electrical system (14%).
1 of the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta's 5 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2000 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (180 complaints), the median was 64,400 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling121
- Visibility77
- Electrical System60
- Air Bags41
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic41
- Power Train37
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34 | |
| 2001 | 72 | |
| 2002 | 81 | |
| 2003 | 59 | |
| 2004 | 68 | |
| 2005 | 36 | |
| 2006 | 17 | |
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 81. 57% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 10th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 439 complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2000 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 3, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted