NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2017 Volkswagen Jetta has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 21, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 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
- 160
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 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 2017 Volkswagen Jetta
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 20V648000
- Reported
- October 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 218,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 Jetta
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 2011–2016, 2018 Jetta, 4 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V352000
- Reported
- May 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Federal standard
- 49 CFR Part 567, certification label
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta
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
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V137000
- Reported
- March 2, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,875
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V070000
- Reported
- February 3, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2016, 2018 Jetta, 1 other model
2017 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 160 owner complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 18 describe a crash (11%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the electrical system (21%), followed by the engine (21%) and the fuel/propulsion system (19%).
1 of the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta's 7 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2017 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (94 complaints), the median was 36,900 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System33
- Engine33
- Fuel/Propulsion System30
- Unknown Or Other25
- Air Bags21
- Power Train15
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 25 | |
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 25. 48% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 18th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 160 complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2017 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted