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2009 Volkswagen GTI: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2009 Volkswagen GTI. The newest campaign is 16V913000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Dec 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Electronic Stability Control (ESC). NHTSA has 167 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, 16V913000, in the NHTSA record

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the ABS control module software to improve the module's self-testing abilities. Any module that fails the new diagnostic test will be replaced. These repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began February 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.
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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. 151,683 units in total.

  1. 16V913000Received . 135,683 units.

    Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Volkswagen Jetta A5 Sedan, 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Eos, GTI, Rabbit and Audi A3 vehicles, and 2010 Volkswagen Golf A6 vehicles. The Antilock Brake System (ABS) control unit may fail during ABS or Electronic Stability Control (ESC) activation, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A loss of vehicle control can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the ABS control module software to improve the module's self-testing abilities. Any module that fails the new diagnostic test will be replaced. These repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began February 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 45F2/45F5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 09V333000Received . 16,000 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 passenger cars manufactured between september 2008 and august 2009. The wiring harness of a temperature sensor in the direct shift gearbox (dsg) may have connector wires that were insufficiently crimped. With insufficiently crimped connector wires, a temperature sensor has the potential to falsely detect a high gearbox oil temperature, causing the transmission to abruptly shift to neutral. If this happens, the selector lever position indicator within the instrument panel will flash. In addition, the "depress brake pedal" indicator light will be illuminated, alerting the driver to apply the brakes.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The abrupt shift to neutral could lead to a crash without warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen will reprogram the transmission control module with updated software free of charge. The recall began on october 20, 2009. Owners may contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.

    Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. Manufacturer campaign number 37E3/S7 & 37E5/J7. 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

167 complaints, 295 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.

  • 2009 Volkswagen GTI
  • All 2009 vehicles
2009 Volkswagen GTI: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2009 GTIAll 2009 vehiclesGTI, all yearsMentions
Service Brakes318.65867.194
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)233.924.540.569
Power Train108.565.8162.532
Electrical System105.1130.2114.331
Steering67.8119.822.620
Engine50.874.3158.415
Vehicle Speed Control20.348.211.86
Service Brakes, Hydraulic16.92811.35
Air Bags13.6137.863.64
Fuel/Propulsion System10.235.749.73

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.

Complaints that report a crash
5
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
21 Apr 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.

Complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen GTI, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2016, with 39 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2009 Volkswagen GTI
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE09035Preliminary evaluationVEHICLE STALL/LOSS MOTIVE POWERPower Train / Manual Transmission17 Jul 200919 Nov 200909V333000

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. 19852
  2. 19863
  3. 19872
  4. 19881
  5. 19891
  6. 19902
  7. 19911
  8. 19921
  9. 19932
  10. 19942
  11. 19952
  12. 19961
  13. 19970
  14. 19980
  15. 19992
  16. 20003
  17. 20012
  18. 20022
  19. 20031
  20. 20041
  21. 20051
  22. 20062
  23. 20071
  24. 20081
  25. 20092
  26. 20101
  27. 20112
  28. 20122
  29. 20132
  30. 20141
  31. 20156
  32. 20164
  33. 20172
  34. 20183
  35. 20194
  36. 20203
  37. 20211
  38. 20226
  39. 20235
  40. 20242
  41. 20251

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2009 Volkswagen GTI: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/gti/2009/. 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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2009 Volkswagen GTI?
151,683 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 GTI have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 34 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen GTI, model years 1985 to 2025. 2 of them name the 2009 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen GTI name most often?
Service Brakes: 94 of 295 component mentions, or 318.6 per 1,000. For all 2009 vehicles the figure is 58 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 Volkswagen GTI open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.