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NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE02084

Preliminary Evaluation · BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH OPERATION · Opened 2002-11-18 · Closed 2003-04-08

Investigation

Action number
PE02084
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Open date
2002-11-18
Close date
2003-04-08
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Affected makes
VOLKSWAGEN
Affected components
EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Affected model years
1998, 1999, 2000
Affected (make, year) variants
6

Summary

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH USED IN NEW BEETLE IS ALSO SPECIFIED IN GOLF AND JETTA MODELS.ONE TYPE OF SWITCH IS USED ON CRUISE EQUIPPED MODELS, A SECOND TYPE IS USED ON NON-CRUISE MODELS.VW REPORTS 86 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND 2575 WARRANTY CLAIMS OF INOPERATIVE BRAKE LIGHTS, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE RELATED TO THE BRAKE SWITCH.TWO OF THE VW COMPLAINTS INVOLVE FAILURES THAT WERE ALSO REPORTED TO ODI.ADDITIONALLY, OVER 100,000 BRAKE SWITCH SERVICE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN SOLD UNDER 4 DIFFERENT PART NUMBERS.THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS.

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