NHTSA recall 26V138000
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 | 26V138000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 97TC |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2026-03-11 |
| Owners notified | 2026-03-31 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Units potentially affected | 48165 |
| Part numbers | 09U927152 |
| Report | Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 48165 |
| Reported remedied | 36717 (76%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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 2025-2026 Jetta vehicles. The transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected during assembly, causing an open electrical circuit.
What can happen
An open circuit may draw a higher current and increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair transmission ground wire as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97TC. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 13, 2026.
| 2025 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA | Built from 2025-03-03. |
|---|---|
| 2026 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA | Built to 2026-02-17. |
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.