{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"19V094000","date":"2019-02-13","owner_notified":"2019-03-18","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"SERVICE BRAKES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL","summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Beetle and Beetle Convertible vehicles.  The instrument cluster may not provide a visual warning when a brake system failure is detected.  As a result, the vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, \"Light vehicle brake systems\" and number 101, \"Controls and displays.\"","consequence":"If the driver is not alerted when there is a problem with brakes, the driver may lose control of the vehicle while attempting to brake, increasing the risk of crash.","remedy":"Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge.  The recall began March 7, 2019.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 90L8.","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":"90L8","part_number":null,"units":4064,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2020-2","period_to":"2020-2","submitted":"2020-07-29","involved":4064,"remedied":3844,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":94,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2019,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"BEETLE","vehicle_id":"2019_volkswagen_beetle","match":"exact","built_from":"2018-08-27","built_to":"2019-01-26"}],"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/19V094000"}