NHTSA Campaign 06V183000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 06V183000 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 06V183000 with NHTSA on May 24, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V183000, NHTSA lists up to 646,246 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 1998 and November 30, 2001.
The 06V183000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V183000 were scheduled from November 27, 2006, 187 days after the report.
06V183000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 06V183000 covers have filed at least 130 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V183000 vehicles, the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta has the most (80).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V183000 ranks 2 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V183000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 5 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 06V183000 was 05V096000, reported on March 15, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND CRUISE CONTROLS, A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON THESE VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION IF IT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY DURING SAFETY RECALLS 03V-265 OR 04V-096.
- The risk
- THE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE, OR REMAIN ON. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE PROPER SIGNAL WHEN BRAKING COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE NEWLY DESIGNED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 27, 2006. VEHICLES WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL, AND MODEL YEAR OF THIS POPULATION MAY BE INVOLVED IN EITHER THIS RECALL OR 06V-183, BUT NOT BOTH. THE REMEDY IS THE SAME FOR EACH RECALL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERS WILL APPLY THE REMEDY BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- VW RECALL NO. N4.
Reported May 24, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V183000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V183000, 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: May 24, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted