{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 26V138 (97TC): 2025-2026 Jetta",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v138/",
  "summary": "Recall 26V138 (Volkswagen): An open circuit may draw a higher current and increase the risk of a fire. Volkswagen's own number: 97TC.",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Jetta, model years 2025 to 2026. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 11 March 2026. 48,165 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Jetta vehicles. The transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected during assembly, causing an open electrical circuit. 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: 97TC. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V138 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: “An open circuit may draw a higher current and increase the risk of a fire.” 26V138 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Electrical System:Wiring 11 March 2026 2025-2026 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Jetta vehicles. The transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected during assembly, causing an open electrical circuit. An open circuit may draw a higher current and ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:09:06+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:09:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 26V138 (97TC): 2025-2026 Jetta\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v138/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}