2002 Volkswagen Beetle: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2002 Volkswagen Beetle. The newest campaign is 07V063000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Feb 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch. NHTSA has 119 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 07V063000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install the newly designed brake light switch free of charge. The recall began on april 27, 2007, and will be conducted in several staggered mailings through september 21, 2007. Vehicles within the make, model, and model year of this population may be involved in either this recall or 06v-183, but not both. The remedy is the same for each recall. Volkswagen dealers will apply the remedy based on the VIN number of the vehicle. Owners may contact vw at 1-800-822-8987.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 1,648,246 units in total.
07V063000Received . 1,002,000 units.
Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger, wagon, and convertible vehicles equipped with or without cruise control, a brake light switch may malfunction if it was installed incorrectly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The brake lights could become inoperative, or remain on. Failure to provide the proper signal when braking could lead to a crash without warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install the newly designed brake light switch free of charge. The recall began on april 27, 2007, and will be conducted in several staggered mailings through september 21, 2007. Vehicles within the make, model, and model year of this population may be involved in either this recall or 06v-183, but not both. The remedy is the same for each recall. Volkswagen dealers will apply the remedy based on the VIN number of the vehicle. Owners may contact vw at 1-800-822-8987.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. Manufacturer campaign number N4. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
06V183000Received . 646,246 units.
Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles equipped with automatic or manual transmissions and cruise controls, a brake light switch on these vehicles may malfunction if it was installed incorrectly during safety recalls 03v-265 or 04v-096.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The brake lights could become inoperative, or remain on. Failure to provide the proper signal when braking could lead to a crash without warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install the newly designed brake light switch free of charge. The recall began on november 27, 2006. Vehicles within the make, model, and model year of this population may be involved in either this recall or 06v-183, but not both. The remedy is the same for each recall. Volkswagen dealers will apply the remedy based on the VIN number of the vehicle. Owners may contact vw at 1-800-822-8987.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. Manufacturer campaign number N4. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
119 complaints, 164 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2002 Volkswagen Beetle
- All 2002 vehicles
| Component | 2002 Beetle | All 2002 vehicles | Beetle, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 176.8 | 55.1 | 137.1 | 29 |
| Electrical System | 164.6 | 88.7 | 133.4 | 27 |
| Power Train | 128 | 135.9 | 166.5 | 21 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 122 | 130.3 | 119.5 | 20 |
| Exterior Lighting | 73.2 | 34 | 67.2 | 12 |
| Visibility | 61 | 50.4 | 112.6 | 10 |
| Seat Belts | 61 | 18.4 | 16.5 | 10 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 36.6 | 96.7 | 37.9 | 6 |
| Structure | 24.4 | 52.7 | 50.2 | 4 |
| Equipment | 24.4 | 24.7 | 26.1 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 8
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 12 Oct 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ06004 | Recall query | BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE | Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch | 28 Feb 2006 | 7 Aug 2006 | 06V183000 |
| EA03002 | Engineering analysis | BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH | Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch | 8 Apr 2003 | 20 Aug 2003 | 03V265000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2002 Volkswagen BeetleThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2002 Volkswagen Beetle: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/beetle/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Volkswagen Beetle?
- 1,648,246 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Volkswagen Beetle have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 32 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Beetle, model years 1965 to 2019. 2 of them name the 2002 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Volkswagen Beetle name most often?
- Air Bags: 29 of 164 component mentions, or 176.8 per 1,000. For all 2002 vehicles the figure is 55.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Volkswagen Beetle open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.