NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Volkswagen Rabbit Recalls
The 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 13
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07V442000
- Reported
- September 24, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 340,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Rabbit, 3 other models
2006 Volkswagen Rabbit complaints by year
NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit, the newest on March 12, 2013. Of these, 2 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (31%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the fuel system, gasoline (15%).
The 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit's only recall does not concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 24,129 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Electrical System3
- Fuel System, Gasoline2
- Power Train2
- Seats2
- Air Bags1
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 5. 62% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
The 13 complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Rabbit are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Rabbit by model year
Other 2006 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: March 12, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted