{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 19V615: Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Beetle Convertible, Volkswagen Golf and 3 more (2011 to 2019)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v615/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V615 (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 Beetle, Volkswagen Beetle Convertible, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, Volkswagen Gti, Volkswagen Jetta, model years 2011 to 2019. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 22 August 2019. 679,027 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2019 GTI, 2015-2016 and 2018-2019 Golf, 2012-2019 Beetle and Beetle Convertible, 2017-2019 Golf SportWagen and 2011-2018 Jetta vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, manual handbrake and keyless entry. A build-up of silicate on the … 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: 37M2. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V615 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.” 19V615 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Electric",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:43:03+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 19V615: Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Beetle Convertible, Volkswagen Golf and 3 more (2011 to 2019)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v615/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}