Volkswagen Type IV Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Volkswagen Type IV (1971–1972).

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• 1971
• 1972

All Volkswagen Type IV recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Volkswagen Type IV, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Anti-theft device (steering)

   NHTSA 71V005000 Reported November 7, 1971 78,100 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

   Model years: 1971

2. Lamp (service brakes)

   NHTSA 71V163000 Reported September 21, 1971 10,000 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

   Model years: 1972

Other Volkswagen models

• Jetta10,000 complaints
• Passat7,705 complaints
• Beetle2,596 complaints
• Tiguan2,300 complaints
• Atlas1,999 complaints
• Golf1,439 complaints
• GTI1,405 complaints
• ID.41,007 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.