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NHTSA campaign 07V063000 · Volkswagen campaign N4

Volkswagen Recall 07V-063: MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES

NHTSA recall 07V063000 (Volkswagen campaign N4) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on February 20, 2007, with 1,002,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen GTI, Volkswagen Beetle and more for model years 1999–2007. Owners were notified on April 27, 2007, 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 07V063000 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
07V063000 (also written 07V-063 or 07V063)
Filed by
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Volkswagen campaign number
N4
Report received
Potentially affected
1,002,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Exterior Lighting — Brake Lights — Switch
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V063000. 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 Beetle

  • Volkswagen Golf

  • Volkswagen GTI

  • Volkswagen Jetta

  • Volkswagen Passat

    • 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built April 1, 2002 – April 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Volkswagen R32

    • 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – May 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V063000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER, WAGON, AND CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL, A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MAY MALFUNCTION IF IT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.

Safety consequence

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE, OR REMAIN ON. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE PROPER SIGNAL WHEN BRAKING COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE NEWLY DESIGNED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2007, AND WILL BE CONDUCTED IN SEVERAL STAGGERED MAILINGS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21, 2007. VEHICLES WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL, AND MODEL YEAR OF THIS POPULATION MAY BE INVOLVED IN EITHER THIS RECALL OR 06V-183, BUT NOT BOTH. THE REMEDY IS THE SAME FOR EACH RECALL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERS WILL APPLY THE REMEDY BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-822-8987.

Notes

VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. N4.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V063000

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.