{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"14V658000","date":"2014-10-20","owner_notified":"2014-12-16","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY","summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Beetle vehicles manufactured June 13, 2013, to July 3, 2014.  The glass sunroofs in the affected vehicles may break when the vehicles are operated over a hard road surface or strike a pothole.","consequence":"Vehicle occupants could be injured by falling glass.  A sunroof break during vehicle operation also increases the risk of driver distraction and a resulting vehicle crash.","remedy":"Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sunroof, free of charge. The recall began on December 15, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 60B9.","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.","mfr_campaign":"60B9","part_number":null,"units":7062,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2016-1","period_to":"2016-1","submitted":"2016-04-28","involved":7062,"remedied":6531,"unreachable":19,"removed":2,"remedied_percent":92,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2013,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"BEETLE","vehicle_id":"2013_volkswagen_beetle","match":"exact","built_from":"2013-06-13","built_to":"2014-07-03"},{"year":2014,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"BEETLE","vehicle_id":"2014_volkswagen_beetle","match":"exact","built_from":"2013-06-13","built_to":"2014-07-03"},{"year":2015,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"BEETLE","vehicle_id":"2015_volkswagen_beetle","match":"exact","built_from":"2013-06-13","built_to":"2014-07-03"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/14V658000"}