20V785000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
6 safety recall campaigns, 125 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints125
Complaints citing a crash7
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
19V679000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.
19V615000
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.
14V656000
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.
14V658000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Vehicle occupants could be injured by falling glass. A sunroof break during vehicle operation also increases the risk of driver distraction and a resulting vehicle crash.
12V540000
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.
What owners report most
- 31AIR BAGS
- 18ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 12UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 10ENGINE
- 6FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 6STEERING
- 4POWER TRAIN
- 4SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 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.