2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen. The campaign is 16V078000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Feb 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 34 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name 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 16V078000, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. Volkswagen issued an interim notification to owners on April 12, 2016, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Volkswagen will notify owners again once parts are available. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
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. 659,493 units in total.
16V078000Received . 659,493 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. Volkswagen issued an interim notification to owners on April 12, 2016, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Volkswagen will notify owners again once parts are available. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
34 complaints, 46 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 10 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 5 |
| Electrical System | 5 |
| Engine | 5 |
| Unknown or Other | 4 |
| Air Bags | 4 |
| Power Train | 3 |
| Fuel System, Diesel | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
| Steering | 2 |
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
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 13 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA18003 | Engineering analysis | Air Bag Clockspring Failure | Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette | 18 Apr 2018 | Open | |
| RQ17009 | Recall query | Air Bag Clockspring Failure | Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette | 13 Nov 2017 | 4 May 2018 |
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.
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 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportwagenThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/jetta-sportwagen/2014/. 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 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen?
- 659,493 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 Jetta Sportwagen have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, model years 2008 to 2014. 1 of them names the 2014 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen name most often?
- Suspension: 10 of 46 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 2 that name this model year.