NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volkswagen Cabrio Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Volkswagen Cabrio, across 2 model years from 2000 to 2001. The 2001 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2001 (1).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2001
- Owner complaints
- 77
2000–2001, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen Cabrio across 3 model years; the most, 38, concern the 2001.
Owners marked a crash on 10 of the Volkswagen Cabrio complaints (13%) and a fire on 6.
Across all Volkswagen Cabrio model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 18 complaints), then the visibility (11).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen Cabrio in 2003: 18, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen Cabrio is equipment: other: owners/service/other manual, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Volkswagen Cabrio recall, 02V244000, was reported on September 12, 2002 and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual.
Volkswagen Cabrio years to avoid
Too few Volkswagen Cabrio model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volkswagen Cabrio years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen Cabrio
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL2
Volkswagen Cabrio model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volkswagen Cabrio recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02V244000September 12, 2002 | equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 2000–2001 | — | 332,950 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volkswagen Cabrio. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: January 11, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted