1999 Volkswagen Beetle 2-DR. w/SAB
8
Recalls
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Safety Ratings.
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars.
Frontal Crash
Side Crash
Rollover
Overall Side Star Rating
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
Driver
Passenger
Overall Side Pole Star Rating
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
Rollover Star Rating
The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.
Complaints
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for 1999 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE
1 Recalls
for 1999 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE
25/07/2003
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V265000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE LAMPS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE; OR THE LAMPS COULD COME ON AND STAY ON, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
Campaign Number: 03V265000
Manufacture: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Summary
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH MAY MALFUNCTION.
Notes
VW RECALL NO. WT. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.