20V648000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.
2017 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
6 safety recall campaigns, 247 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints247
Complaints citing a crash27
Complaints citing a fire5
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
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.
17V352000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
The mismatched VINs make the vehicle noncompliant with regulatory requirements.
17V136000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Overloading the vehicle may affect vehicle handling or result in tire damage, increasing the risk of a crash.
17V137000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Overloading the vehicle may affect vehicle handling or result in tire damage, increasing the risk of a crash.
17V070000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
If the engine seizes, the wheels may suddenly lock up, causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 31ENGINE
- 30ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 29FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 25UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 21AIR BAGS
- 14SERVICE BRAKES
- 14POWER TRAIN
- 14STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAs 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.