NHTSA Campaign 07V063000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 07V063000 covers 18 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 07V063000 with NHTSA on February 20, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V063000, NHTSA lists up to 1,002,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2000 and July 31, 2005.
The 07V063000 report reached NHTSA 19 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V063000 were scheduled from April 27, 2007, 66 days after the report.
07V063000 covers 5 models from Volkswagen, model years 2000–2006.
Owners of the model years 07V063000 covers have filed at least 245 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V063000 vehicles, the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta has the most (80).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V063000 ranks 1 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 07V063000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 5 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 07V063000 was 06V183000, reported on May 24, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER, WAGON, AND CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL, A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MAY MALFUNCTION IF IT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.
- 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 APRIL 27, 2007, AND WILL BE CONDUCTED IN SEVERAL STAGGERED MAILINGS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21, 2007. 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
- VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. N4.
Reported February 20, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V063000 (18)
Volkswagen (18)
- 2000 Volkswagen Golf
- 2001 Volkswagen Golf
- 2002 Volkswagen Golf
- 2003 Volkswagen Golf
- 2004 Volkswagen Golf
- 2005 Volkswagen Golf
- 2006 Volkswagen Golf
- 2000 Volkswagen GTI
- 2001 Volkswagen GTI
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2003 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2004 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2003 Volkswagen Passat
- 2004 Volkswagen Passat
- 2005 Volkswagen Passat
- 2004 Volkswagen R32
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V063000, 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, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted