2014 Volkswagen Beetle & 2014 Volkswagen Jetta + 1 more recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Volkswagen of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014 Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, and Passat vehicles equipped with a 1.8T engine and torque converter automatic transmission. In the affected vehicles, the O-ring seals between the oil cooler and the transmission may leak fluid.
💥 The risk
The leaking transmission fluid could contact a hot surface and result in a vehicle fire.
🔧 The fix
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the O-ring seals in the transmission oil cooler, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on April 16, 2014. Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 38B9/9V.
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
- 14V182000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 38B9/9V
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen of America, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 26,452
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-822-8987
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 16, 2014
- Built
- Feb 3, 2014 – Apr 8, 2014
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.