{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 14V656: Model Year 2011-2013 Jetta",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v656/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V656 (Volkswagen): The reduced durability of the trailing arm may result in its sudden fracture, possibly causing loss of vehicle control and i...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Jetta, model years 2011 to 2013. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 20 October 2014. 442,066 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Jetta vehicles manufactured March 1, 2010, to November 30, 2012, and 2012-2013 Beetle vehicles manufactured March 1, 2011, to July 31, 2013. The durability of the rear trailing arms may be reduced in vehicles whose rear trailing … 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 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 reduced durability of the trailing arm may result in its sudden fracture, possibly causing loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.” 14V656 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Suspension:Rear 20 October 2014 2011-2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE, VOLKSWAGEN JETTA The reduced durability of the trailing arm may result in its sudden fracture, possibly causing loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a sheet metal inlay on the rear axle trailing arms designed to prevent a ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:32:11+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T06:47:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 14V656: Model Year 2011-2013 Jetta\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v656/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}