NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2003 Volkswagen Golf has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 13, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 26
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2003 Volkswagen Golf
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V406000
- Reported
- June 13, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,564
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 07V063000
- Reported
- February 20, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,002,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Golf, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2006 Golf, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Golf, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Golf, 46 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Golf, 4 other models
2003 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2003 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on October 26, 2022. Of these, 7 describe a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the air bags (42%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the seats (15%).
1 of the 2003 Volkswagen Golf's 6 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2003 Volkswagen Golf owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 69,152 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags11
- Electrical System4
- Seats4
- Suspension3
- Power Train2
- Unknown Or Other2
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 5. 46% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Volkswagen Golf drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Golf year in the same window: 15th highest of the 15 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen Golf years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 26 complaints about the 2003 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2003 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 26, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted