NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2006 Volkswagen Golf has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 20, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2006 Volkswagen Golf
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 2000–2005 Golf, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Golf, 19 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005 Golf, 4 other models
2006 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on August 8, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (25%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the engine and engine cooling (17%).
1 of the 2006 Volkswagen Golf's 3 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control3
- Air Bags2
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Electrical System1
- Equipment1
- Fuel System, Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 4. 50% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 12 complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2006 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 8, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted