Recall Register

2004 Volkswagen Golf: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2004 Volkswagen Golf. 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 23 complaints on file for 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.
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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. 1,021,284 units in total.

  1. 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: .

  2. 04V586000Received . 19,284 units.

    Fuel System, Diesel

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain passenger vehicles, the high pressure diesel pumps were produced with an improper fastener, which could allow diesel fuel to escape from the pump.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may lead to a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the diesel pump. The recall began on february 8, 2005. Owners should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.

    Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. Manufacturer campaign number VY. 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

23 complaints, 28 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2004 Volkswagen Golf: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling4
Air Bags3
Electrical System3
Power Train3
Vehicle Speed Control2
Latches/Locks/Linkages2
Fuel System, Diesel2
Seat Belts1
Equipment1
Tires1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.

Complaints that report a crash
3
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
3 Apr 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.

Complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Golf, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 5 complaints.

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.

  1. 19855
  2. 19864
  3. 19873
  4. 19885
  5. 19893
  6. 19904
  7. 19912
  8. 19921
  9. 19934
  10. 19944
  11. 19954
  12. 19961
  13. 19970
  14. 19981
  15. 19994
  16. 20005
  17. 20015
  18. 20023
  19. 20032
  20. 20042
  21. 20052
  22. 20061
  23. 20070
  24. 20104
  25. 20116
  26. 20126
  27. 20135
  28. 20145
  29. 201512
  30. 20169
  31. 20175
  32. 20186
  33. 20196
  34. 20202
  35. 20211

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2004 Volkswagen Golf: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/golf/2004/. 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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Volkswagen Golf?
1,021,284 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 Golf have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 54 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Golf, model years 1985 to 2021. 2 of them name the 2004 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Golf name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 4 of 28 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Volkswagen Golf open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.