NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Volkswagen Beetle Recalls
The 2017 Volkswagen Beetle has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 30, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Volkswagen Beetle. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 15
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Volkswagen Beetle, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2017 Volkswagen Beetle
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 24V834000
- Reported
- October 30, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 248,330
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 Beetle, 1 other model
Electrical system: ignition: anti-theft: control module
- Campaign
- 19V615000
- Reported
- August 22, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 679,027
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2016, 2018–2019 Beetle, 4 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V136000
- Reported
- March 2, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 797
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2016, 2018–2019 Beetle, 1 other model
2017 Volkswagen Beetle complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Beetle, the newest on May 12, 2026.
In complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Beetle, the component group named most often is the air bags (40%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the back over prevention (7%).
1 of the 2017 Volkswagen Beetle's 4 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags6
- Unknown Or Other5
- Electrical System2
- Back Over Prevention1
- Lane Departure1
- Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Beetle peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 6. 40% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 15 complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Beetle are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Beetle by model year
Other 2017 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: May 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted