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Volkswagen Beetle recalls

9 DVSA safety recalls name the Volkswagen Beetle, launched 2002 to 2026. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Beetle. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls9
Latest launch2026
Earliest launch2002
Earliest and latest build dates named2001 to 2018
These recalls cover more than one generation of the Beetle: none of them names a car built between 2004 and 2011. Check the build dates on each recall.
Is a specific Beetle affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Volkswagen Beetle recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
USA Imported vehicle Recall Driver side airbag module replacement R/2026/10411 Mar 202619 Apr 2012 to 24 Jun 20134
Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement R/2025/35722 Aug 202513 Apr 2012 to 17 Apr 201530
Takata Front airbag R/2023/17813 Jun 202313 Apr 2012 to 17 Apr 201563
Incorrectly coated brake pistons R/2018/15012 Jun 20181 Apr 2018 to 24 May 2018108
Starter motor may malfunction and overheat R/2018/0627 Mar 20181 Mar 2011 to 30 Nov 201116,625 (whole recall)
Directional control may be lost R/2015/0028 Jun 20151 Oct 2011 to 1 Aug 20135,286 per line
Fuel may leak resulting in possible fire R/2015/04420 Apr 20151 Apr 2014 to 31 Aug 201449
Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break (DVSA lists NEW BEETLE) R/2004/2113 Mar 20051 Mar 2004 to 31 Aug 200449,701 (whole recall)
Anti lock brake control unit concern (DVSA lists NEW BEETLE) R/2002/0309 May 200230 Sep 2001 to 1 Mar 200224,034 (whole recall)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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