NHTSA Campaign 26V185000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 26V185000 covers 2 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 26V185000 with NHTSA on March 25, 2026; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 26V185000, NHTSA lists up to 75,323 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 23, 2024 and July 1, 2025.
The 26V185000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 26V185000 were scheduled from May 21, 2026, 57 days after the report.
26V185000 covers 2 models from Volkswagen, model years 2025.
Owners of the model years 26V185000 covers have filed at least 8 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 26V185000 vehicles, the 2025 Volkswagen Taos has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V185000 ranks 55 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 26V185000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 26V185000 was 26V138000, reported on March 11, 2026.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Jetta and Taos vehicles. The instrument panel may fail to display warning lights or gauges. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
- The risk
- An instrument panel that does not display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will update the instrument panel software and replace the instrument panel as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 22, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 90Z5. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 22, 2026.
Reported March 25, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V185000 (2)
Volkswagen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V185000, 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 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted