# NHTSA recall 14V656000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 14V656000
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2014\-10\-20
- Owners notified: 2015\-04\-07
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR
- Units potentially affected: 442066

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain model year 2011\-2013 Jetta vehicles manufactured March 1, 2010, to November 30, 2012, and 2012\-2013 Beetle vehicles manufactured March 1, 2011, to July 31, 2013.  The durability of the rear trailing arms may be reduced in vehicles whose rear trailing arms have been previously deformed, such as a result of a rear or side\-rear impact crash.


## What can happen

The reduced durability of the trailing arm may result in its sudden fracture, possibly causing loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a sheet metal inlay on the rear axle trailing arms designed to prevent a sudden loss of control in the event of trailing arm sudden fracture, free of charge.  The recall began April 7, 2015.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 8, for 2016 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-10\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 442066
- Reported remedied: 327273 \(74%\)
- Reported unreachable: 934
- Reported removed: 25

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE](/makes/volkswagen/beetle/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-03\-17 to 2013\-07\-16.
- [2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE](/makes/volkswagen/beetle/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-03\-17 to 2013\-07\-16.
- [2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-11\-19 to 2013\-07\-03.
- [2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/2012/recalls.md). Built 2009\-11\-19 to 2013\-07\-03.
- [2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/2013/recalls.md). Built 2009\-11\-19 to 2013\-07\-03.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [V4016012043146\_4](/bulletins/11026184.md), 2025-12-05, Service bulletin
- [V4616012043146\_3](/bulletins/11021372.md), 2025-08-05, Service bulletin
- [Edition107](/bulletins/10243018.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [Edition92](/bulletins/10243007.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [Edition41](/bulletins/10242398.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin
- [TT441402](/bulletins/10238619.md), 2023-07-05, Service bulletin
- [TT441303](/bulletins/10238614.md), 2023-07-05, Service bulletin
- [TB441304](/bulletins/10238010.md), 2023-06-26, Service bulletin
- [TB441303](/bulletins/10238009.md), 2023-06-26, Service bulletin
- [TB441302](/bulletins/10238008.md), 2023-06-26, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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