NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2019 Volkswagen Jetta has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 549
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 24V110000
- Reported
- February 14, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Jetta, 4 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 23V619000
- Reported
- September 6, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 23V604000
- Reported
- August 30, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62,538
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Jetta, 3 other models
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 22V815000
- Reported
- October 31, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 296,044
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Jetta, 9 other models
Wheels
- Campaign
- 19V879000
- Reported
- December 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 19V679000
- Reported
- September 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009, 2011–2013, 2015 Jetta, 4 other models
Suspension: rear: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 19V188000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 56,173
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 19V110000
- Reported
- February 20, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
Suspension: rear: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 18V904000
- Reported
- December 19, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,322
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 18V824000
- Reported
- November 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 73,549
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 18V671000
- Reported
- September 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
2019 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 549 owner complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on September 28, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 36 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the power train (30%), followed by the electrical system (28%) and the engine (27%).
3 of the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta's 11 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2019 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (281 complaints), the median was 4,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train162
- Electrical System154
- Engine147
- Unknown Or Other95
- Service Brakes29
- Exterior Lighting26
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 156 | |
| 2020 | 81 | |
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 40 | |
| 2026 | 37 |
Complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 156. 58% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 6th highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the Volkswagen Jetta years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 549 complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2019 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted