NHTSA campaign 04V584000 · Volkswagen campaign VX
Volkswagen Recall 04V-584: VW/HAZARD SWITCH
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V584000 (Volkswagen campaign VX) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on December 16, 2004, with 410,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen GTI and Volkswagen Jetta for model years 2000–2002. Owners were notified on March 31, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V584000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V584000 (also written 04V-584 or 04V584)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Volkswagen campaign number
- VX
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 410,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Hazard Flashing Warning Lights — Switch
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE04-073 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V584000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Golf
Volkswagen GTI
Volkswagen Jetta
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V584000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE HAZARD SWITCH AND FLASHER SYSTEM FUNCTION MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME BECAUSE OF DISTORTION AND MATERIAL TRANSFER OF THE CONTACTS OF CERTAIN HAZARD SWITCH RELAYS WHICH OCCURS DUE TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED ELECTRICAL CURRENT LOAD FROM HIGHER WATTAGE TURN SIGNAL BULBS.
Safety consequence
THIS MAY RESULT IN INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD FLASHER FUNCTION.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD FLASHER SWITCH/RELAY KIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
Notes
VW RECALL NO.VX.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION?S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V584000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.