NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Volkswagen New Beetle Recalls
The 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 25, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 39
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 03V265000
- Reported
- July 25, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 295,136
- Same campaign
- also 2000 New Beetle
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 2000 New Beetle, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 02V031000
- Reported
- January 31, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 55,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002 New Beetle, 2 other models
2001 Volkswagen New Beetle complaints by year
NHTSA has received 39 owner complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle, the newest on November 8, 2004. Of these, 4 describe a crash (10%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (18%) and the engine and engine cooling (13%).
1 of the 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle's 3 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 20,517 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System10
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic7
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
- Vehicle Speed Control5
- Exterior Lighting4
- Visibility3
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 14 |
Complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 16. 100% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Volkswagen New Beetle year in the same window: 1st highest of the 5 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 39 complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen New Beetle by model year
Other 2001 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: November 8, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted