NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Volkswagen Beetle Recalls
The 2009 Volkswagen Beetle has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Volkswagen Beetle. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 33
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2009 Volkswagen Beetle, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2009 Volkswagen Beetle
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 19V679000
- Reported
- September 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2013 Beetle, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 10V621000
- Reported
- December 10, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 228,236
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Beetle, 2 other models
2009 Volkswagen Beetle complaints by year
NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Beetle, the newest on January 19, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%).
In complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Beetle, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (18%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the visibility (15%).
None of the 2009 Volkswagen Beetle's 2 recalls concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2009 Volkswagen Beetle owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 61,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting6
- Air Bags5
- Visibility5
- Unknown Or Other4
- Electrical System3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Beetle peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 5. 12% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
The 33 complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Beetle are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Beetle by model year
Other 2009 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: January 19, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted