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Volkswagen Beetle · 2010

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V621000·2010-12-10

    Volkswagen Recalls Jetta, Beetle, and Rabbit for Fuel Line Fire Risk

    Volkswagen is recalling certain 2006-2010 Jetta, Beetle, and Rabbit vehicles because a fuel line may chafe and leak, creating a fire hazard.

    Product
    VOLKSWAGEN — VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, BEETLE, RABBIT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V679000·2019-09-25

    Volkswagen Recalls Multiple Models Due to Regulatory Non-Compliance

    Volkswagen is recalling specific 2007-2019 models because internal evaluation modifications may cause non-compliance with regulatory requirements, potentially increasing crash risk.

    Product
    VOLKSWAGEN — VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, PASSAT, JETTA HYBRID, BEETLE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 1 open

  • PE21008 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors
  • DP19003 Defect Petition · engine
  • EA18003 Engineering Analysis · open · air bags:frontal:driver clockspring/spiral cassette
  • RQ17009 Recall Query · air bags:frontal:driver clockspring/spiral cassette
  • PE15010 Preliminary Evaluation · air bags:frontal

Technical service bulletins

1,127 manufacturer service bulletins across 14 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2019: 3.8/5 · 14 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2018: 3.7/5 · 16 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2017: 3.7/5 · 15 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2016: 3.4/5 · 58 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2015: 3.1/5 · 99 complaints · most complained-of: airbags

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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