2020 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

6 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 78 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints78
Complaints citing a crash2
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

24V1100002024-02-14

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

23V6040002023-08-30

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Ignition switch failure can cause the electrical system to shut down and the engine to stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

22V8150002022-10-31

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

An undetected sudden loss of pressure in all four tires increases the risk of a crash.

21V4920002021-06-30

AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE

Incorrect positioning of the air bag control module can cause the vehicle's air bags to deploy improperly during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, the vehicle's air bags can deploy unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash.

20V5050002020-08-26

SEATS

In the event of a rear-end crash, the backrest adjustment could break, possibly reducing the amount of occupant restraint, thus increasing risk of injury.

20V3590002020-06-17

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

If a brake caliper bolt comes loose, it may affect the vehicle's brake performance, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 14ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 13UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 12ENGINE
  • 7POWER TRAIN
  • 7SERVICE BRAKES
  • 5FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 3STEERING
  • 3VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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Two 2020 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.

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