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2005 Volkswagen Beetle recalls

The 2005 Volkswagen Beetle is affected by 3 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.

At a glance

Recall campaigns
3
Most recent
April 17, 2008

Source: NHTSA recall records

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedPartProblemVehicles
08V-178 April 17, 2008 Air bags (frontal, sensor/control module-inactive) Volkswagen is recalling 76,900 my 2004-2005 new beetle and my 2003-2005 new beetle convertibles equipped with an advanced (dual-stage) air bag system. This system may have air bag frontal crash sensors that contain a solder joint on the circuit board that may crack under certain high temperature conditions. If this… 76,900
07V-063 February 20, 2007 Exterior lighting (brake lights, switch) On certain passenger, wagon, and convertible vehicles equipped with or without cruise control, a brake light switch may malfunction if it was installed incorrectly. 1,002,000
04V-586 December 15, 2004 Fuel system, diesel On certain passenger vehicles, the high pressure diesel pumps were produced with an improper fastener, which could allow diesel fuel to escape from the pump. 19,284

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