NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 889
- Crashes reported
- 31
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 19V679000
- Reported
- September 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2011–2013, 2015, 2019 Jetta, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 16V913000
- Reported
- December 20, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 135,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Jetta, 5 other models
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 11V490000
- Reported
- October 3, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 168,275
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Jetta, 2 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 2006–2008, 2010 Jetta, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 09V333000
- Reported
- August 20, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Jetta, 4 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 09V164000
- Reported
- May 19, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,594
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Jetta
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2008, 2010–2018 Jetta, 1 other model
2009 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 889 owner complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on October 8, 2026. Of these, 31 describe a crash (3%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the fuel system, diesel (22%), followed by the service brakes (19%) and the power train (16%).
1 of the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta's 7 recalls also concerns the fuel system, diesel.
Where 2009 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (809 complaints), the median was 60,200 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Diesel195
- Service Brakes165
- Power Train141
- Electrical System107
- Fuel/Propulsion System102
- Engine96
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 78 | |
| 2010 | 95 | |
| 2011 | 119 | |
| 2012 | 87 | |
| 2013 | 79 | |
| 2014 | 94 | |
| 2015 | 73 | |
| 2016 | 46 | |
| 2017 | 61 | |
| 2018 | 42 | |
| 2019 | 50 | |
| 2020 | 19 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 119. 43% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta drew 4.9× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 1st highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the Volkswagen Jetta years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 889 complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2009 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted