4 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2019 Volkswagen Beetle. Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Volkswagen dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2019 Volkswagen Beetle. Check your Beetle by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 15 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Volkswagen Beetle, reporting 1 crashes. Volkswagen has issued at least 422 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Volkswagen Beetle. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact also stated that the vehicle was jerking while driving up an incline, with several unknown warning lights illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11626792
“My 2019 VW Beetle, AT, keyless entry was parked in a store parking lot. When I left the vehicle it wouldn't lock. I thought my fob battery died. I came out of the store about 30 minutes later and my car had rolled away. It came to rest about 50 feet away, up against a fixed object light pole.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11431672
“The 2019 Volkswagen Final Edition SE Beetle's rear trunk latch/lock will fail and not open from the outside with the car unlocked and using the key fob due to it being jammed closed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11741932
“Hello, We have owned this vehicle since new. Today it has 28,945 miles. We started hearing a clunking sound from the front left side. We subsequently stopped and verified the suspension and discovered the broken front right suspension spring.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11730601
“A message is continually (every few seconds) displayed on the dashboard stating that the "coolant temperature is 195 degrees" as if it is a warning. It does not seem plausible that the coolant would have reached 195 degrees when the vehicle was just started.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11558095
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2019 Volkswagen Beetle is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Volkswagen dealer.