NHTSA Campaign 04V096000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 04V096000 covers 3 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 04V096000 with NHTSA on February 20, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V096000, NHTSA lists up to 377,130 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1998 and November 30, 2001.
The 04V096000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V096000 were scheduled from April 30, 2004, 70 days after the report.
04V096000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 04V096000 covers have filed at least 130 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V096000 vehicles, the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta has the most (80).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V096000 ranks 5 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V096000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 5 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON THESE VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION.
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE, OR COME ON AND STAY ON, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
- The fix
- THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY 06V-183. OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD A REMEDY PERFORMED UNDER THIS RECALL SHOULD RETURN TO THEIR DEALER FOR THE REDESIGNED REMEDY. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VWOA RECALL NO. WX.
Reported February 20, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V096000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V096000, 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: February 20, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted