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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2021 Volkswagen GLI Recalls

The 2021 Volkswagen GLI has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 20, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Volkswagen GLI. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2021 Volkswagen GLI, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2021 Volkswagen GLI

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
22V514000
Reported
July 20, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 43,091
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 5 other models

22V514000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2021 Volkswagen GLI complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen GLI, the newest on March 3, 2022.

In complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen GLI, the component group named most often is the air bags (50%).

The 2021 Volkswagen GLI's only recall does not concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags1
  • Unknown Or Other1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen GLI received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20211
20221

Complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen GLI peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 1. 100% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen GLI are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2021 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: July 20, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted