2017 Volkswagen Golf: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2017 Volkswagen Golf. The newest campaign is 24V110000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Feb 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline. NHTSA has 116 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 24V110000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the suction pump, free of charge. Final owner notification letters for Audi owners were mailed on July 25, 2024. Final owner letters for VW owners were mailed on August 13, 2024. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are VW: 20UF/Audi: 20YF. Vehicles that were previously recalled under 16V-647 will need to have the new remedy completed. This recall expands and replaces previous recall number 16V-647.
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
5 campaigns, newest first. 356,591 units in total.
- 24V110000Fuel System, Gasoline
- 21V321000Unknown or Other
- 19V188000Suspension / Rear / Springs / Coil Springs
- 18V464000Electrical System / Ignition / Anti-Theft / Control Module
- 16V955000Seat Belts / Pretensioner
24V110000Received . 261,257 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain front-wheel drive 2015-2020 Audi A3 Sedan, 2015-2019 Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020 Volkswagen Jetta GLI, 2018 Golf Sportwagen GP, 2018-2019 Golf Sportwagen A7, 2015-2017 Golf Sportwagen, 2015-2020 Golf GTI, and 2015-2020 Golf A7 vehicles. Due to a problem with a suction jet pump seal inside the fuel tank, fuel may flow into the evaporative emissions (EVAP) system and possibly leak out of the charcoal canister.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the suction pump, free of charge. Final owner notification letters for Audi owners were mailed on July 25, 2024. Final owner letters for VW owners were mailed on August 13, 2024. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are VW: 20UF/Audi: 20YF. Vehicles that were previously recalled under 16V-647 will need to have the new remedy completed. This recall expands and replaces previous recall number 16V-647.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number VW: 20UF/AUDI:20YF. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
21V321000Received . 46 units.
Unknown or Other
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas 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 injury, crash, or fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will repurchase the vehicles. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01F1.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 01F1. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
19V188000Received . 56,173 units.
Suspension / Rear / Springs / Coil Springs
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Golf Sportwagen, 2019 Jetta, 2015-2019 Golf, and 2018-2019 Tiguan vehicles. The rear coil springs may prematurely fracture.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If a coil spring fractures while driving, it may damage a rear tire causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear axle coil springs, free of charge. The recall began April 12, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42J5.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 42J5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
18V464000Received . 33,168 units.
Electrical System / Ignition / Anti-Theft / Control Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Volkswagen Golf and Golf Sportwagen vehicles. The build of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition while the vehicle shift lever is not in "Park." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional switch and circuit board, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 37L5.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 37L5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V955000Received . 5,947 units.
Seat Belts / Pretensioner
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat belt pretensioners may not activate properly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number VW: 69P4; Audi 69P2. 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
116 complaints, 146 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
- All 2017 vehicles
| Component | 2017 Golf | All 2017 vehicles | Golf, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 349.3 | 47.6 | 86.1 | 51 |
| Engine | 123.3 | 194.5 | 78.5 | 18 |
| Unknown or Other | 82.2 | 103.9 | 53.8 | 12 |
| Electrical System | 68.5 | 118 | 107.5 | 10 |
| Structure | 47.9 | 38.8 | 30.9 | 7 |
| Air Bags | 47.9 | 37.5 | 96.1 | 7 |
| Service Brakes | 34.2 | 54.7 | 17.1 | 5 |
| Power Train | 34.2 | 118.2 | 78.5 | 5 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 34.2 | 5.2 | 29.5 | 5 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 27.4 | 29 | 31.4 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ23007 | Recall query | Fuel Leak due to Suction Jet Pump Failure within Fuel Tank (Remedy Effectiveness of Recall 16V647) | Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Evaporative Emissions / Canister | 12 Dec 2023 | 1 Jul 2024 | 24V110 |
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.
- 19855
- 19864
- 19873
- 19885
- 19893
- 19904
- 19912
- 19921
- 19934
- 19944
- 19954
- 19961
- 19970
- 19981
- 19994
- 20005
- 20015
- 20023
- 20032
- 20042
- 20052
- 20061
- 20070
- 20080
- 20090
- 20104
- 20116
- 20126
- 20135
- 20145
- 201512
- 20169
- 20175
- 20186
- 20196
- 20202
- 20211
- 20220
- 20230
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 GolfThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2017 Volkswagen Golf: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/golf/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?
- 356,591 units in 5 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 2023. 5 of them name the 2017 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf name most often?
- Fuel/Propulsion System: 51 of 146 component mentions, or 349.3 per 1,000. For all 2017 vehicles the figure is 47.6 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Volkswagen Golf open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.