# NHTSA recall 17V070000

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: 17V070000
- Manufacturer's number: 10F4
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2017\-02\-03
- Owners notified: 2017\-02\-16
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 2

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2017 Jetta vehicles equipped with a 1.4L engine.  These vehicles have an engine that may seize due to an improper casting of the block.


## What can happen

If the engine seizes, the wheels may suddenly lock up, causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will either buy back the vehicle or replace the engine block, free of charge.  The recall began February 2017.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 10F4.


## 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 2, for 2017 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-07\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2
- Reported remedied: 2 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 2, 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

- [2017 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA](/makes/volkswagen/jetta/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-11\-25 to 2016\-11\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [V0116152014815\_20](/bulletins/11038146.md), 2026-10-06, Service bulletin
- [V1718062017813\_24](/bulletins/11035762.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [V1719012012855\_81](/bulletins/11034617.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TT 13\-20\-01\_3](/bulletins/11034614.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TT 10\-18\-02\_2](/bulletins/11034613.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [VOS\-26\-21](/bulletins/11030847.md), 2026-04-06, Service bulletin
- [WLA\-25\-11](/bulletins/11025452.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V1917012022548\_15](/bulletins/11025437.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V1718062017813\_23](/bulletins/11025436.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin
- [V1718032037201\_20](/bulletins/11025435.md), 2025-11-10, 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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