NHTSA Campaign 19V094000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 19V094000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 19V094000 with NHTSA on February 13, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V094000, NHTSA lists up to 4,064 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 27, 2018 and January 26, 2019.
The 19V094000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V094000 were scheduled from March 18, 2019, 33 days after the report.
19V094000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2019.
Owners of the model years 19V094000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V094000 ranks 157 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 19V094000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 19V094000 was 18V862000, reported on December 5, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Beetle and Beetle Convertible vehicles. The instrument cluster may not provide a visual warning when a brake system failure is detected. As a result, the vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light vehicle brake systems" and number 101, "Controls and displays."
- The risk
- If the driver is not alerted when there is a problem with brakes, the driver may lose control of the vehicle while attempting to brake, increasing the risk of crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. The recall began March 7, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 90L8.
Reported February 13, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V094000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V094000, 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 13, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted