2015 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

5 safety recall campaigns, 108 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints108
Complaints citing a crash4
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 5 of 5

22V9450002022-12-21

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

19V6150002019-08-22

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

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.

15V7050002015-10-26

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

If the camshaft lobe shears off there would be a loss of brake assist, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.

15V0280002015-01-23

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.

14V6580002014-10-20

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

Vehicle occupants could be injured by falling glass. A sunroof break during vehicle operation also increases the risk of driver distraction and a resulting vehicle crash.

What owners report most

  • 42AIR BAGS
  • 16ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 13UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 7ENGINE
  • 7SERVICE BRAKES
  • 6POWER TRAIN
  • 3STEERING
  • 3STRUCTURE:BODY

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Two 2015 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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