NHTSA recall 18V824000
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 | 18V824000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 90L3 / 90L4 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-11-26 |
| Owners notified | 2018-12-13 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL |
| Units potentially affected | 73549 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-04-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 73549 |
| Reported remedied | 65526 (89%) |
| Reported unreachable | 1 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 1, 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 2018-2019 Volkswagen Atlas and Tiguan and 2019 Volkswagen Jetta vehicles that do not have keyless entry. The instrument cluster may not provide an audible warning to let the driver know that the key is still in the ignition when the door is open. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection."
What can happen
If the driver is not notified by an audible noise that the key is left in the ignition, it can increase the risk of vehicle theft or crash.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the instrument cluster, free of charge. The recall began December 13, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 90L3 and 90L4.
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.
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS | Built 2016-12-22 to 2018-11-10. |
|---|---|
| 2019 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS | Built 2016-12-22 to 2018-11-10. |
| 2019 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA | Built 2017-10-11 to 2018-11-08. |
| 2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN | Built 2017-03-01 to 2018-11-08. |
| 2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN | Built 2017-03-01 to 2018-11-08. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TT 27 19 02_3 | 2023-04-06. Service bulletin. Explanation of message in Instrument Cluster display that the "Start/Stop" system is in standby |
|---|---|
| V901901_2054011 | 2019-09-10. Service bulletin. Update programming for Instrument Cluster Control Module Start-up initialization. |
| TT 90 18 01 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. Highline cluster virtual display note |
| TT 91 18 13 | 2019-06-12. Service bulletin. Addressing Component Protection display |
| TT 90 18 01 | 2019-06-12. Service bulletin. Highline cluster virtual display note |
| TT 90 11 01 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. Instrument cluster production mode solution, updated to include additional model and model year applicability. |
| TT 90 11 01 | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. Instrument cluster production mode solution, updated to include additional model and model year applicability. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.