Recall Register

1998 Volkswagen Jetta: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Volkswagen Jetta. The newest campaign is 03V156000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Apr 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has 183 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 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, 03V156000, in the NHTSA record

Owners will be provided with corrected labels, or a dealer can install the label if the owner wishes. Owner notification began september 29, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vw 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. 497,095 units in total.

  1. 03V156000Received . 9,811 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain passenger vehicles equipped with 2.8l vr6 engines fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the recommended cold tire inflation pressure published on the label for tires of the size 205/50 r15 86h is 0.1 bar (1.45 PSI) too low. It should be 2.5 bar (36.3 PSI). The label recommends 2.4 bar (34.8 PSI = 35 PSI).
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Under inflated tires can affect vehicle handling, and driving with substantialy under inflated tires puts the consumer at a risk for a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with corrected labels, or a dealer can install the label if the owner wishes. Owner notification began september 29, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vw at 1-800-893-5298.

    Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC. Manufacturer campaign number WP. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 02V026000Received . 487,284 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filler Pipe and Cap

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On some passenger vehicles, the fuel tank filler neck can suffer abrasion damage if the rear tire goes flat and the vehicle is driven until the tire disintegrates.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage can occur increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will fit passat vehicles with a new wheel house liner that will better protect the car's filler neck. Jetta vehicles will be fitted with a different metal shield designed to enhance abrasion protection in the event of tire disintegration. Owner notification began june 13, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.

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

183 complaints, 240 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.

  • 1998 Volkswagen Jetta
  • All 1998 vehicles
1998 Volkswagen Jetta: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1998 JettaAll 1998 vehiclesJetta, all yearsMentions
Visibility183.360.494.944
Electrical System166.779.1123.940
Tires79.254.116.119
Engine and Engine Cooling70.8131.313117
Power Train58.394.312914
Steering54.255.61413
Structure5039.636.712
Service Brakes, Hydraulic45.8114.67211
Equipment41.723.431.310
Air Bags33.349.385.78

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

Complaints that report a crash
11
Complaints that report a fire
8
Injuries in the complaints
10
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
27 Dec 2009

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 1998 Volkswagen Jetta, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 40 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1998 Volkswagen Jetta
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA00028Engineering analysisFUEL TANK PUNCTUREVehicle Speed Control / Linkages28 Dec 200029 Jan 200202V026000
PE00033Preliminary evaluationFUEL TANK PUNCTUREVehicle Speed Control / Linkages10 Aug 200028 Dec 2000

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. 19801
  2. 19813
  3. 19821
  4. 19831
  5. 19841
  6. 19853
  7. 19862
  8. 19873
  9. 19887
  10. 19894
  11. 19905
  12. 19915
  13. 19922
  14. 19934
  15. 19945
  16. 19954
  17. 19961
  18. 19971
  19. 19982
  20. 19996
  21. 20004
  22. 20016
  23. 20025
  24. 20032
  25. 20042
  26. 20054
  27. 20064
  28. 20074
  29. 20084
  30. 20096
  31. 20104
  32. 20117
  33. 20125
  34. 20134
  35. 20144
  36. 20157
  37. 20164
  38. 20176
  39. 20182
  40. 201911
  41. 20206
  42. 20214
  43. 20221
  44. 20252
  45. 20261

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. 1998 Volkswagen Jetta: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/jetta/1998/. 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 1998 Volkswagen Jetta?
497,095 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 Jetta have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 79 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Jetta, model years 1980 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Volkswagen Jetta name most often?
Visibility: 44 of 240 component mentions, or 183.3 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 60.4 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Volkswagen Jetta open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.