NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2004 Volkswagen Jetta has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 20, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 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
- 231
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
20 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 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 2004 Volkswagen Jetta
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 2001–2003, 2005 Jetta, 4 other models
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 04V586000
- Reported
- December 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Jetta, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005 Jetta, 19 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2008, 2011–2013 Jetta, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2018 Jetta, 1 other model
2004 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 231 owner complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on September 3, 2025. Of these, 15 describe a crash (6%) and 20 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (16%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the power train (15%).
1 of the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta's 5 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2004 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (191 complaints), the median was 66,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling37
- Electrical System36
- Power Train35
- Seats22
- Air Bags21
- Fuel System, Diesel13
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29 | |
| 2006 | 26 | |
| 2007 | 28 | |
| 2008 | 20 | |
| 2009 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 29. 44% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 14th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 231 complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2004 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: September 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted