NHTSA Campaign 18V464000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
NHTSA campaign 18V464000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: column locking: anti-theft device. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 18V464000 with NHTSA on July 11, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V464000, NHTSA lists up to 33,168 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 28, 2014 and July 22, 2017.
The 18V464000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V464000 were scheduled from March 19, 2019, 251 days after the report.
18V464000 covers 2 models from Volkswagen, model years 2015–2018.
Owners of the model years 18V464000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V464000 vehicles, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V464000 ranks 85 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V464000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 18V464000 was 16V648000, reported on September 8, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Volkswagen Golf and Golf Sportwagen vehicles. The build of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition while the vehicle shift lever is not in "Park." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
- The risk
- Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "Park" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional switch and circuit board, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 37L5.
Reported July 11, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V464000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V464000, 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 11, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted