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NHTSA Recall 18V464000

STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICEJul 11, 2018· Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Summary

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

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

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.

Affected Vehicles

YearMakeModel
2015VolkswagenGolf
2016VolkswagenGolf
2017VolkswagenGolf
2018VolkswagenGolf
2015VolkswagenGolf Sportwagen
2016VolkswagenGolf Sportwagen
2017VolkswagenGolf Sportwagen
2018VolkswagenGolf Sportwagen

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