Volkswagen Jetta and Taos instrument panels may not display warnings
Volkswagen is recalling certain 2025 Jetta and Taos vehicles because the instrument panel may fail to display warning lights or gauges. This fails FMVSS 101.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm where injury has not yet been reported: the failure is confined to the instrument display while the vehicle retains control, braking and propulsion.
Plain-English summary
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is recalling certain 2025 Jetta and Taos vehicles. About 75,323 units are potentially affected.
The instrument panel may fail to display warning lights or gauges. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Displays".
NHTSA states that an instrument panel that does not display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the instrument panel software and replace the instrument panel as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 22, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298, referencing recall number 90Z5, or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, TAOS
- Brand
- VOLKSWAGEN
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Instrument panel
- Affected units
- 75,323
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (2)
- JETTA
- TAOS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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