2008 Volkswagen GTI: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2008 Volkswagen GTI. The campaign is 07V442000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Sep 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Headlights. NHTSA has 67 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 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 07V442000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect for the presence of a cap in the socket of the low beam horizontal aiming screw and install one if missing, and inspect for the presence of a cap in the socket of the vertical aiming screw and if present, the cap will be removed. The recall will begin on october 31, 2007. 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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 340,000 units in total.
07V442000Received . 340,000 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." some vehicles may not have had a required cap installed which disables the headlight horizontal aim and some vehicles may contain a cap that disables the vertical aiming screw.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Noncompliance can inhibit proper headlamp aim adjustment for roadway illumination, improperly aimed headlamps could cause reduced road visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect for the presence of a cap in the socket of the low beam horizontal aiming screw and install one if missing, and inspect for the presence of a cap in the socket of the vertical aiming screw and if present, the cap will be removed. The recall will begin on october 31, 2007. Owners may contact vw at 1-800-822-8987.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. Manufacturer campaign number Q8. 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
67 complaints, 76 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.
- 2008 Volkswagen GTI
- All 2008 vehicles
| Component | 2008 GTI | All 2008 vehicles | GTI, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 565.8 | 73.5 | 162.5 | 43 |
| Exterior Lighting | 92.1 | 38.5 | 20 | 7 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 52.6 | 35.5 | 49.7 | 4 |
| Engine | 52.6 | 67 | 158.4 | 4 |
| Air Bags | 39.5 | 156.2 | 63.6 | 3 |
| Tires | 39.5 | 13.3 | 8.7 | 3 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 39.5 | 25.2 | 39.5 | 3 |
| Seat Belts | 26.3 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 26.3 | 19.9 | 24.6 | 2 |
| Visibility | 13.2 | 15.7 | 29.7 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 14.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 19 Jul 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE09035 | Preliminary evaluation | VEHICLE STALL/LOSS MOTIVE POWER | Power Train / Manual Transmission | 17 Jul 2009 | 19 Nov 2009 | 09V333000 |
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.
- 19852
- 19863
- 19872
- 19881
- 19891
- 19902
- 19911
- 19921
- 19932
- 19942
- 19952
- 19961
- 19970
- 19980
- 19992
- 20003
- 20012
- 20022
- 20031
- 20041
- 20051
- 20062
- 20071
- 20081
- 20092
- 20101
- 20112
- 20122
- 20132
- 20141
- 20156
- 20164
- 20172
- 20183
- 20194
- 20203
- 20211
- 20226
- 20235
- 20242
- 20251
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 2008 Volkswagen GTIThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2008 Volkswagen GTI: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/gti/2008/. 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 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 2008 Volkswagen GTI?
- 340,000 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 GTI have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 34 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen GTI, model years 1985 to 2025. 1 of them names the 2008 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2008 Volkswagen GTI name most often?
- Power Train: 43 of 76 component mentions, or 565.8 per 1,000. For all 2008 vehicles the figure is 73.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Volkswagen GTI open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.