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VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

6 safety recall campaigns, 88 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints88
Complaints citing a crash5
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 6

20V7850002020-12-16

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

19V6790002019-09-25

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.

19V6150002019-08-22

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "Park" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.

14V6560002014-10-20

SUSPENSION:REAR

The reduced durability of the trailing arm may result in its sudden fracture, possibly causing loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.

12V5400002012-11-15

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

If the control module does not detect a child seat installed, the airbag will not turn off. If the airbag does not turn off, in the event of a crash necessitating front airbag deployment, a child secured in the child seat may be at an increased risk for serious injury.

12V3310002012-07-16

TIRES

DUE TO AN ERROR AT THE FACTORY, THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH SUMMER TIRES THAT ARE POSSIBLY NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS 110 "TIRE SELECTION & RIMS" AND 139 "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR LIGHT VEHICLES." IN ADDITION, CUSTOMERS MAY BE UNAWARE THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SUMMER PERFORMANCE TIRES. SUMMER TIRES HAVE DIFFERENT GRIP AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS. THESE ISSUES MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH.

What owners report most

  • 12AIR BAGS
  • 11ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 10VISIBILITY/WIPER
  • 9VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
  • 6ENGINE
  • 6STEERING
  • 6UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 5STRUCTURE:BODY

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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