NHTSA recall 18V464000
Electrical System, Steering · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Details
What's wrong: Volkswagen group of america, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Volkswagen Golf and Golf Sportwagen vehicles. The build of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition while the vehicle shift lever is not in "park." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (fmvss) number 114, "theft…
Why it matters: Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "park" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.
The fix: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional switch and circuit board, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2019.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2017 Volkswagen Golf
- 2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2018 Volkswagen Golf
- 2018 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
All model years NHTSA lists
2015 Volkswagen Golf, 2016 Volkswagen Golf, 2017 Volkswagen Golf, 2018 Volkswagen Golf, 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, 2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, 2018 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 18V464000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.