The 2019 Volkswagen Arteon has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 732 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES20V1350002020-03-06732 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Arteon vehicles. The electronic brake booster pressure input rod may be installed incorrectly, possibly causing an increased actuating force or a disconnected input rod. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal…
Consequence
An increased actuating force or a disconnected input rod may affect braking, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the mounting of the pressure rod only or replace the electronic brake booster and mounting of the pressure rod, depending of the inspection results, free of charge. The recall began April 3, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at…
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
1
BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
TIRES
1
TIRES:SIDEWALL
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
1
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Volkswagen has issued an interim safety recall for certain vw vehicles. We believe this also incorporates vw arteon. The passenger occupant detection system (pods) detects a malfunction, switches off the passenger airbag, displays an airbag error and renders the passenger seat inoperable due to…”
“Volkswagen has issued an interim safety recall for certain vw vehicles. We believe this also incorporates vw arteon. The passenger occupant detection system (pods) detects a malfunction, switches off the passenger airbag, displays an airbag error and renders the passenger seat inoperable due to…”
“Sunroof blew out at 70mph making a sound like a gunshot from within the car. Nothing externally or internally hit the glass. Sunscreen protected the passengers as 75% of the glass blew out and scratched the roof, trunk and back panels of the car traveling at highway speed. Car was under…”
“The contact owns a 2019 volkswagen arteon equipped with continental tires, tire line: procontact tx, tire size: 245/35/r20, dot number: (n/a). The contact stated while driving 50 mph, the vehicle started shaking without warning. The contact pulled over on the side of the road and noticed that the…”
“The contact owns a 2019 volkswagen arteon equipped with continental tires, tire line: procontact tx, tire size: 245/35/r20, dot number: (n/a). The contact stated that on several occasions at different intervals while driving at various speeds, the driver’s and passenger’s side front and rear…”
“The rear view camera will occasionally not work. The first symptom is that the touchscreen instrument panel displays a pop-up dialog, randomly while driving, that says, "parkpilot is not available right now." this dialog needs to be cleared by pressing "ok" before the rest of the navigation can be…”
“Hello, this vehicle is warping rotors in the first 10,000 miles of ownership and could cause a wreck. When driving at highway speeds and apply light pressure to the brakes I get heavy vibration in the steering wheel and the vehicle feels unsafe. The dealership will not replace under warranty. Very…”
“2019 vw arteon se with 4 motion,15000 miles. Loud noise with shaking around 2000 rev/min around 40mph coming from passager front side, annoying. I do not know what happened,”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2019 Volkswagen Arteon as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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