{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 18V464 (37L5): 2015-2018 Volkswagen Golf and Golf Sportwagen",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v464/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V464 (Volkswagen): Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than \"Park\" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaw...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, model years 2015 to 2018. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 11 July 2018. 33,168 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Volkswagen Golf and Golf Sportwagen vehicles. The build of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition while the vehicle shift lever is not in \"Park.\" As such, these vehicles fail to … 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: 37L5. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V464 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: “Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than \"Park\" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.” 18V464 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Steering:Column Locking:Anti-Theft Device 11 July 2018 2015-2018 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF, VOLKSWAGEN ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:49:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:36:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 18V464 (37L5): 2015-2018 Volkswagen Golf and Golf Sportwagen\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v464/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}