NHTSA recall 18V464000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 18V464000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 37L5 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-07-11 |
| Owners notified | 2019-03-19 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE |
| Units potentially affected | 33168 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 33168 |
| Reported remedied | 25471 (76%) |
| Reported unreachable | 100 |
| Reported removed | 29 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Volkswagen Golf and Golf Sportwagen vehicles. The build of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition while the vehicle shift lever is not in "Park." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
What can happen
Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "Park" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional switch and circuit board, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 37L5.
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.
| 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | Built 2014-03-28 to 2017-07-22. |
|---|---|
| 2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | Built 2014-03-28 to 2017-07-22. |
| 2017 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | Built 2014-03-28 to 2017-07-22. |
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | Built 2017-06-29 to 2018-04-06. |
| 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN | Built 2014-12-10 to 2017-06-19. |
| 2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN | Built 2014-12-10 to 2017-06-19. |
| 2017 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN | Built 2014-12-10 to 2017-06-19. |
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN | Built 2017-07-11 to 2018-04-06. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TT961405 | 2024-04-08. Service bulletin. Immobilizer Key/Key Remote Adaptation Test Plan |
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| TT961405 | 2023-06-13. Service bulletin. To adapt keys to a 2015 Golf or Golf GTI, it is necessary to complete the ?Adapt Immobilizer? test plan. This test plan can be found under the ODIS Special Functions Tab (figure 1) or by navigating to ?Immobilizer functions? under ?Elect. Immobilizer 5A? after clicking the ?Select self test? button in the Test Plan tab (figure 2). This procedure adapts both the remote and immobilizer functions of the key. |
| TT961405 Tech Ti | 2022-06-13. Service bulletin. Immobilizer Key/Key Remote Adaptation. |
| TT961405 | 2022-06-13. Service bulletin. Immobilizer Key/Key Remote Adaptation. |
| TT 96 14 05_16 | 2021-09-02. Service bulletin. Immobilizer Key adaptation test plan. Update to model applicability. |
| TT 96-14-05 | 2017-06-23. Service bulletin. THE UPDATE TO THE TECH TIP INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL MODEL YEAR APPLICABILITY AND ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO ADAPT KEYS USING THE ADAPT IMMOBILIZER TEST PLAN. |
| TT281601_2044772 | 2017-06-16. Service bulletin. REPAIR TIP TO PERVENT DAMAGE TO THE IGNITION COIL BOOTS DURING COIL OR SPARK PLUG REMOVAL. NOT ADDRESSED BY REPAIR MANUAL. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.