Vehicle profile
1998 Volkswagen New Beetle
Hatchback · Subcompact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 115 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 1.9L
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Subcompact Cars
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- vs 1998 Subcompact Cars
- 0.27× the 3.77 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1998 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
03V265000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCHON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MAY MALFUNCTION.
Consequence: IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE LAMPS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE; OR THE LAMPS COULD COME ON AND STAY ON, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCHES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 26, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VWOA AT 1-800-822-8987.
25/07/2003
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