Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1996 Volkswagen Jetta

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
174
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
44
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

174 filed
17
Crashes
5
Fires
12
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    27
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    15
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    13
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    10
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
    10
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    8
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    8
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    8

Recalls

2 campaigns
09E012000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2009-04-07

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

RiskDECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixSABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

98V160000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH1998-07-16

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BOLTS SECURING THE FRONT HOOD LATCH CAN LOOSEN OVER TIME. THE LATCH WOULD MOVE CAUSING DISENGAGEMENT OF THE HOOD STRIKER FROM THE LATCH.

RiskUNEXPECTED OPENING OF THE HOOD COULD OCCUR OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HOOD LATCH AND SECURING BOLTS AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
EA00028·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES2000-12-28 → 2002-01-29

FUEL TANK PUNCTURE

Led to recall02V026000

PE00033·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES2000-08-10 → 2000-12-28

FUEL TANK PUNCTURE

EA00020·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2000-08-10 → 2002-10-09

LIGHT AND /WINDSHIELD WIPERS

Led to recall02V256000

PE00006·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2000-02-02 → 2000-08-10

LIGHTS AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPER OBSCURED

PE00006·VISIBILITY2000-02-02 → 2000-08-10

LIGHTS AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPER OBSCURED

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