Volkswagen 2023-08-30 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-23V604000
2020 Volkswagen Jetta Recall
Issued August 30, 2023 · Volkswagen
In August 2023, Volkswagen recalled the 2020 Volkswagen Jetta, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Golf, Golf Alltrack, Golf Sportwagen, 2019-2020 Golf GTI, and Jetta vehicles equipped with a conventional ignition switch. The ignition switch may fail, especially in high temperature environments.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2020 Volkswagen Jetta only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Volkswagen to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 1, 2024. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 28H7.
Recall details
- Brand
- Volkswagen
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- August 30, 2023
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-23V604000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Volkswagen has 87 recalls in our database, including 4 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 209th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2023.