Vehicle profile
2021 Volkswagen Golf
Hatchback · Compact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 147 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 1.4L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Compact Cars
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- vs 2021 Compact Cars
- 0.63× the 1.6 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- BACK OVER PREVENTION — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2021 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
20V716000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Atlas Cross Sport, Tiguan LWB, Jetta NF, Jetta GLI, Golf GTI, Atlas FL and Arteon vehicles. The rear view camera could malfunction during an ignition cycle, leading to a black screen or infotainment system freeze. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Consequence: A black or frozen rear view image reduces the driver's visibility when reversing, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the infotainment system software, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91BB/91BC.
18/11/2020
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