The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) lists 2 official safety recall campaigns for the 2024 Volkswagen Golf in AutoUtility's current federal dataset. The primary affected vehicle systems include Driver Assistance & Safety Tech. The 2024 Volkswagen Golf belongs to the 8th Generation (Mk8 / Typ CD) platform.

Key Recall Findings
  • Official Recall Campaigns: 2 campaigns on file with NHTSA
  • Primary Affected Subsystems: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
  • Official Remedy: Detailed per campaign in official NHTSA records below
  • Most Recent NHTSA Report: February 19, 2025
VIN-Specific Notice: Safety recall campaigns apply to specific production date ranges and vehicle identification numbers (VINs). A campaign listing on this model-year page does not establish that every vehicle or trim is affected. Check your 17-digit VIN at NHTSA.gov or with an authorized dealer to verify whether a safety repair is needed.
Official Recall Campaigns
2
Listed in current NHTSA data
Affected System Areas
1
Broad component categories
Latest NHTSA Filing
February 19, 2025
Most recent campaign report
VIN Verification
Required
Exact applicability depends on VIN

Vehicle Systems Involved in Recalls for 2024 Volkswagen Golf

Distribution of official safety recall campaigns across automotive subsystem domains

Vehicle Subsystem 2 campaigns

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

NHTSA records also contain 10 consumer complaint filings involving this same system. View Complaints →
Domain Mapping Methodology: A single NHTSA recall campaign may involve more than one vehicle subsystem (such as electrical wiring affecting fuel delivery), so domain totals can exceed the total number of unique recall campaigns. Complaint and recall counts are grouped by broad vehicle system; component co-occurrence does not establish that an individual owner complaint is related to a specific recall campaign.

Official NHTSA Recall Campaigns (2)

Complete safety campaign filings including defect descriptions, safety hazards, and free dealer remedies

NHTSA Campaign #25V103000 Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Affected Component: BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
NHTSA Report Date: February 19, 2025
Safety Defect Summary:

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Golf GTI vehicles. A software error may delay or deactivate the rearview camera image, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Safety Risk / Consequence:

A rearview camera that does not display an image can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Authorized Remedy Instructions:

Dealers will update the camera control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 3, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91SB.

Manufacturer & NHTSA Notes: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.
NHTSA Campaign #24V480000 Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Affected Component: BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
NHTSA Report Date: June 27, 2024
Safety Defect Summary:

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Golf R, Golf GTI, 2024 Atlas, and 2024 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The rearview camera image may be delayed or deactivated after shifting into reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Safety Risk / Consequence:

A rearview camera with a delayed or deactivated image reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury or crash.

Authorized Remedy Instructions:

Dealers will update the infotainment system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 15, 2024, and July 16, 2024. Owners may contact VW customer service at 1-800-893-5298. VW's number for this recall is 91US.

Manufacturer & NHTSA Notes: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Source Data Notice: Campaign summaries, safety consequences, and remedy descriptions are direct text extracts published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation.

Recall History for Volkswagen Golf

Official safety recall campaign volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Recalls NHTSA Complaints Detailed Report
2015 Volkswagen Golf 12 229 View 2015 Recalls →
2016 Volkswagen Golf 12 163 View 2016 Recalls →
2017 Volkswagen Golf 5 254 View 2017 Recalls →
2018 Volkswagen Golf 10 46 View 2018 Recalls →
2019 Volkswagen Golf 7 87 View 2019 Recalls →
2020 Volkswagen Golf 3 14 View 2020 Recalls →
2021 Volkswagen Golf 2 11 View 2021 Recalls →
2022 Volkswagen Golf 6 118 View 2022 Recalls →
2023 Volkswagen Golf 5 23 View 2023 Recalls →
2024 Volkswagen Golf Current Page 2 40 Current
2025 Volkswagen Golf 1 0 View 2025 Recalls →
2026 Volkswagen Golf 0 0 View 2026 Recalls →
Historical Reporting Note: Recall campaign counts are shown by model year and should not be interpreted as a vehicle reliability score. Campaigns may cover multiple model years, and newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time for new safety campaigns to be issued.

VIN-Specific Recall Verification

How to confirm whether an individual vehicle requires an authorized safety repair

Safety recall campaigns on this page are associated with this make, model, and model year in NHTSA federal records. A campaign may apply only to certain vehicles based on production date, equipment, manufacturing details, or other campaign-specific criteria.

AutoUtility cannot determine whether a particular VIN is affected or whether a recall remedy has already been completed.

For vehicle-specific recall status, check the 17-digit VIN using NHTSA's official recall lookup or contact an authorized dealer. Campaign-specific remedy information shown above is reproduced from official NHTSA recall records.

Official NHTSA Safety Resources: NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline: 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 711)
Official US Government Data Provenance

Recall records published on this page are retrieved directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Safety Recalls Database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.