NHTSA recall 06V183000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 06V183000 |
| Manufacturer's number | N4 |
| Manufacturer | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| Reported | 2006-05-24 |
| Owners notified | 2006-11-27 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH |
| Units potentially affected | 646246 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND CRUISE CONTROLS, A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON THESE VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION IF IT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY DURING SAFETY RECALLS 03V-265 OR 04V-096.
What can happen
THE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE, OR REMAIN ON. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE PROPER SIGNAL WHEN BRAKING COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE NEWLY DESIGNED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 27, 2006. VEHICLES WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL, AND MODEL YEAR OF THIS POPULATION MAY BE INVOLVED IN EITHER THIS RECALL OR 06V-183, BUT NOT BOTH. THE REMEDY IS THE SAME FOR EACH RECALL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERS WILL APPLY THE REMEDY BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-822-8987.
Notes
VW RECALL NO. N4.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE | Built 1998-01-01 to 2001-11-30. |
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| 1999 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE | Built 1998-01-01 to 2001-11-30. |
| 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE | Built 1998-01-01 to 2001-11-30. |
| 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE | Built 1998-01-01 to 2001-11-30. |
| 2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE | Built 1998-01-01 to 2001-11-30. |
| 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA | Built 1998-05-01 to 2001-11-30. |
| 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA | Built 1998-05-01 to 2001-11-30. |
| 2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA | Built 1998-05-01 to 2001-11-30. |
| 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA | Built 1998-05-01 to 2001-11-30. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as RQ06004
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| RQ06004 | Recall query, opened 2006-02-28, closed 2006-08-07. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 0401 | 2004-04-13. Service bulletin. NEW STYLE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REQUIRES CARE DURING INSTALLATION TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO SWITCH. *TT |
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| 0101 | 2002-07-11. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON REPLACING / ADJUSTING THE BRAKE SWITCH. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.