NHTSA Safety Recalls
2024 Volkswagen Golf R Recalls
The 2024 Volkswagen Golf R has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2024 Volkswagen Golf R. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
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On a 2024 Volkswagen Golf R, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 24V480000
- Reported
- June 27, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 84,432
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Golf R, 2 other models
2024 Volkswagen Golf R complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R, the newest on August 13, 2026.
In complaints about the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R, the component group named most often is the service brakes (42%), followed by the power train (25%) and the electrical system (17%).
The 2024 Volkswagen Golf R's only recall does not concern the service brakes.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes5
- Power Train3
- Electrical System2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Exterior Lighting1
- Forward Collision Avoidance1
Complaints received, by year
| 2024 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 8.
The 12 complaints about the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf R by model year
Other 2024 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted