NHTSA Campaign 18V824000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 18V824000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 18V824000 with NHTSA on November 26, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 18V824000, NHTSA lists up to 73,549 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2017 and November 8, 2018.
The 18V824000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V824000 were scheduled from December 13, 2018, 17 days after the report.
18V824000 covers 3 models from Volkswagen, model years 2018–2019.
Owners of the model years 18V824000 covers have filed at least 444 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V824000 vehicles, the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta has the most (154).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V824000 ranks 58 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V824000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V824000 was 17V622000, reported on October 5, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Volkswagen Atlas and Tiguan and 2019 Volkswagen Jetta vehicles that do not have keyless entry. The instrument cluster may not provide an audible warning to let the driver know that the key is still in the ignition when the door is open. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection."
- The risk
- If the driver is not notified by an audible noise that the key is left in the ignition, it can increase the risk of vehicle theft or crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the instrument cluster, free of charge. The recall began December 13, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 90L3 and 90L4.
Reported November 26, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V824000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V824000, 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: November 26, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted