{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"26V138000","date":"2026-03-11","owner_notified":"2026-03-31","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING","summary":"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.","consequence":"An open circuit may draw a higher current and increase the risk of a fire.","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.","notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"97TC","part_number":"09U927152","units":48165,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":2,"period_from":"2026-2","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-29","involved":48165,"remedied":36717,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":76,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2025,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"JETTA","vehicle_id":"2025_volkswagen_jetta","match":"exact","built_from":"2025-03-03","built_to":null},{"year":2026,"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"JETTA","vehicle_id":"2026_volkswagen_jetta","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":"2026-02-17"}],"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/26V138000"}