2001–2002 Volkswagen Golf & 2001–2002 Volkswagen Jetta + 1 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
On some passenger vehicles, short circuits CAN occur within the electronic control unit of the anti-lock braking system (ABS).
💥 The risk
This CAN result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the ABS control unit. Owner notification began march 8, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V031000
- Manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Vehicles affected
- 55,000
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- Owner phone
- 1-800-822-8987
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 8, 2002
- Built
- Oct 1, 2000 – Sep 30, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).