NHTSA Campaign 03V265000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 03V265000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed the report for 03V265000 with NHTSA on July 25, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V265000, NHTSA lists up to 295,136 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 14, 1998 and November 30, 2001.
The 03V265000 report reached NHTSA 20 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V265000 were scheduled from September 26, 2003, 63 days after the report.
03V265000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 03V265000 covers have filed at least 6 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V265000 vehicles, the 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle has the most (4).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V265000 ranks 3 of 18 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MAY MALFUNCTION.
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE LAMPS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE; OR THE LAMPS COULD COME ON AND STAY ON, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCHES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 26, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VWOA AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VW RECALL NO. WT.
Reported July 25, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V265000 (2)
Volkswagen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V265000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 25, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted