NHTSA Campaign 19V615000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA campaign 19V615000 covers 25 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition: anti-theft: control module. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 19V615000 with NHTSA on August 22, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V615000, NHTSA lists up to 679,027 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 15, 2016 and June 4, 2019.
The 19V615000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V615000 were scheduled from November 19, 2019, 89 days after the report.
19V615000 covers 5 models from Volkswagen, model years 2011–2019.
Owners of the model years 19V615000 covers have filed at least 828 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V615000 vehicles, the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta has the most (186).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V615000 ranks 1 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 19V615000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 19V615000 was 19V434000, reported on June 10, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2019 GTI, 2015-2016 and 2018-2019 Golf, 2012-2019 Beetle and Beetle Convertible, 2017-2019 Golf SportWagen and 2011-2018 Jetta vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, manual handbrake and keyless entry. A build-up of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition when the transmission shift lever is not in "Park."
- 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 November 19, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 37M2.
Reported August 22, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V615000 (25)
Volkswagen (25)
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2017 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2018 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2019 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf
- 2018 Volkswagen Golf
- 2019 Volkswagen Golf
- 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen
- 2018 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen
- 2019 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen
- 2018 Volkswagen GTI
- 2019 Volkswagen GTI
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2015 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2016 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2017 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2018 Volkswagen Jetta
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V615000, 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: August 22, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted