{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 14V182 (38B9/9V): Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat (2014)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v182/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V182 (Volkswagen): The leaking transmission fluid could contact a hot surface and result in a vehicle fire. Volkswagen's own number: 38B9/9V.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat, model year 2014. Filed by Volkswagen of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 15 April 2014. 26,452 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014 Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, and Passat vehicles equipped with a 1.8T engine and torque converter automatic transmission. In the affected vehicles, the O-ring seals between the oil cooler and the transmission may leak fluid. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 38B9/9V. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V182 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The leaking transmission fluid could contact a hot surface and result in a vehicle fire.” 14V182 Volkswagen of America, Inc. Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Cooling Unit And Lines 15 April 2014 2014-2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE, VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT The leaking transmission fluid could contact a hot surface",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:01:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T08:26:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 14V182 (38B9/9V): Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat (2014)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v182/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}