2021 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

4 safety recall campaigns, 99 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints99
Complaints citing a crash6
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 4 of 4

22V5140002022-07-20

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

21V4920002021-06-30

AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE

Incorrect positioning of the air bag control module can cause the vehicle's air bags to deploy improperly during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, the vehicle's air bags can deploy unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash.

21V0380002021-02-01

SEATS

The seat can move front and back without restriction if bolts are missing, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

20V7160002020-11-18

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

A black or frozen rear view image reduces the driver's visibility when reversing, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 24SERVICE BRAKES
  • 12ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 10UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 9FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 5ENGINE
  • 5FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
  • 3FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
  • 3SEAT BELTS

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2021 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAs 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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