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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2014 Volkswagen Golf Recalls

The 2014 Volkswagen Golf has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 4, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
12

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2014 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2014 Volkswagen Golf

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
19V862000
Reported
December 4, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 226
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2011–2013 Golf, 2 other models

19V862000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Unknown or other

Campaign
18V329000
Reported
May 16, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 252
Risk NHTSA names
crash, fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2011–2013, 2015–2016 Golf, 7 other models

18V329000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
18V148000
Reported
March 6, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 363,713
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010–2013 Golf, 4 other models

18V148000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
16V078000
Reported
February 10, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 659,493
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010–2013 Golf, 7 other models

16V078000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
15V483000
Reported
August 4, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 415,825
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2011–2013 Golf, 6 other models

15V483000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2014 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year

NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (8%).

In complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the air bags (33%), followed by the engine (17%) and the fuel/propulsion system (17%).

4 of the 2014 Volkswagen Golf's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags4
  • Unknown Or Other3
  • Engine2
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2
  • Power Train2
  • Electrical System1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Golf received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20151
20174
20181
20192
20201
20221
20231
20261

Complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 4. 42% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.

The 12 complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen Golf by model year

Other 2014 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted