NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Volkswagen New Beetle Recalls
The 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 31, 2002.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 15
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle
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 2001 New Beetle, 2 other models
2002 Volkswagen New Beetle complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle, the newest on November 27, 2004. Owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle, the component group named most often is the power train (53%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the engine and engine cooling (20%).
The 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle's only recall does not concern the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train8
- Electrical System3
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Exterior Lighting3
- Visibility3
- Latches/Locks/Linkages2
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 6. 100% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Volkswagen New Beetle year in the same window: 5th highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen New Beetle years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 15 complaints about the 2002 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 2002 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: November 27, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted