2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack. The campaign is 20V561000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Sep 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Unknown or Other. NHTSA has 73 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 20V561000, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners and will repurchase the vehicles. The recall began October 6, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01E9.
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
1 campaign. 23 units in total.
20V561000Received . 23 units.
Unknown or Other
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Golf R and Atlas, 2017 Golf Alltrack and E-Golf and 2016-2018 Passat vehicles. These internal use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners and will repurchase the vehicles. The recall began October 6, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01E9.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 01E9. 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
73 complaints, 114 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.
- 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
- All 2017 vehicles
| Component | 2017 Golf Alltrack | All 2017 vehicles | Golf Alltrack, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 201.8 | 103.9 | 175.3 | 23 |
| Structure | 131.6 | 38.8 | 129.9 | 15 |
| Electrical System | 122.8 | 118 | 129.9 | 14 |
| Air Bags | 96.5 | 37.5 | 77.9 | 11 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 87.7 | 17.5 | 84.4 | 10 |
| Power Train | 70.2 | 118.2 | 77.9 | 8 |
| Engine | 61.4 | 194.5 | 71.4 | 7 |
| Suspension | 43.9 | 26.2 | 32.5 | 5 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 35.1 | 47.6 | 39 | 4 |
| Visibility | 35.1 | 5.6 | 26 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 21 Sep 2026
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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.
- 20171
- 20180
- 20193
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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 2017 Volkswagen Golf AlltrackThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/golf-alltrack/2017/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Volkswagen Group 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 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack?
- 23 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Volkswagen Golf Alltrack have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Golf Alltrack, model years 2017 to 2019. 1 of them names the 2017 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack name most often?
- Unknown or Other: 23 of 114 component mentions, or 201.8 per 1,000. For all 2017 vehicles the figure is 103.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.