NHTSA Campaign 26V138000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 26V138000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 26V138000 with NHTSA on March 11, 2026; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 26V138000, NHTSA lists up to 48,165 potentially affected vehicles.
The 26V138000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 26V138000 were scheduled from March 31, 2026, 20 days after the report.
26V138000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2025.
Owners of the model years 26V138000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V138000 ranks 71 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 26V138000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 26V138000 was 26V028000, reported on January 21, 2026.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Jetta vehicles. The transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected during assembly, causing an open electrical circuit.
- The risk
- An open circuit may draw a higher current and increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect and repair transmission ground wire as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97TC. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 13, 2026.
Reported March 11, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V138000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V138000, 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: March 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted