The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Beetle vehicles manufactured June 13, 2013, to July 3, 2014. The glass sunroofs in the affected vehicles may break when the vehicles are operated over a hard road surface or strike a pothole.
The risk
Vehicle occupants could be injured by falling glass. A sunroof break during vehicle operation also increases the risk of driver distraction and a resulting vehicle crash.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sunroof, free of charge. The recall began on December 15, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 60B9.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Beetle | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Beetle | 2013 | 93 | 6 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 2014 | 50 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 2015 | 83 | 5 |
Other visibility recalls in 2014
10 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the visibility; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 14V783000 9 Dec 2014 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 14V648000 16 Oct 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V484000 6 Aug 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V473000 1 Aug 2014 | Nova Bus |
| 14V403000 2 Jul 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V404000 2 Jul 2014 | General Motors LLC |
| 14V387000 1 Jul 2014 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 14V375000 27 Jun 2014 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014