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Volkswagen Jetta recalls

6 DVSA safety recalls name the Volkswagen Jetta, launched 1996 to 2018. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Jetta. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls6
Latest launch2018
Earliest launch1996
Earliest and latest build dates named1989 to 2013
These recalls cover more than one generation of the Jetta: none of them names a car built between 1991 and 2007. Check the build dates on each recall.
Is a specific Jetta 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 Jetta 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
Starter motor may malfunction and overheat R/2018/0627 Mar 20181 Mar 2011 to 30 Nov 201116,625 (whole recall)
Abs/esc system may fail R/2017/18920 Jun 20171 Jun 2008 to 31 May 201064,192 (whole recall)
Directional control may be lost R/2015/0028 Jun 20151 Oct 2011 to 1 Aug 20135,286 per line
Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive R/2009/11014 Dec 20091 Sep 2008 to 31 Aug 20093,514 (whole recall)
Fire may occur R/2008/00929 Jan 20088 Jan 2007 to 9 Jan 200810,436 per line
Possibility of coolant leakage into passenger compartment R/1995/08925 Jan 19961 Aug 1989 to 31 Aug 199186,500 per line

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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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