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2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 659,493 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 16V078000 2016-02-10 659,493 affected
Defect

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag,…

Consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. Volkswagen issued an interim notification to owners on April 12, 2016, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Volkswagen will notify owners again once parts are available.…

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5
ENGINE
4
1fires
POWER TRAIN
4
SERVICE BRAKES
4
SUSPENSION
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
STEERING
2
AIR BAGS
1
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
1
Total complaints38

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Cp4 high pressure fuel pump will self-destruct causing little pieces of metal to go throughout the fuel system and causing thousands in repair lots of manufacturers are doing recalls to this pump but nothing for volkswagen I have contact the dealer no help if you go online thousands of people it's…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2024-09-15

“I was looking at the gmc duramax diesel and it has the same problem as the volkswagen jetta tdi fuel pump failure due to american diesel in the pump is designed for foreign diesel which is very expensive to repair can we please have some help with this where they can come out with a replacement…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2024-08-07

“The contact owns a 2012 volkswagon jetta sportwagen. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the accelerator pedal became inoperable and the vehicle did not accelerate. The engine and power steering had failed. The glow plug warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a…”

ENGINE · reported 2023-10-06

“The contact owns a 2012 volkswagon jetta sportwagen. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the accelerator pedal became inoperable and the vehicle did not accelerate. The engine and power steering had failed. The glow plug warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a…”

STEERING · reported 2023-10-06

“Hpfp fuel system failed while driving at speed causing car to stall on highway.”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2022-07-03

“Volkswagen knows they have a problem with their abs module but refuse to correct it. This has been going on for years. Codes: 01130 abs operation not a plausible signal. They need to recall!!!”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2021-04-19

“Airbag corrosion found by dealer.”

AIR BAGS · reported 2020-12-22

“Per dealer vehicle has non-functioning horn and high-beam headlights apparently due to clock spring failure. In addition, water instruction (of as yet unknown origin) has rusted brake, steering, and dash components. Tdi recall/repair/sale and was last perhaps last sold by and serviced at vw dealer…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2020-12-14

Defect investigations

Investigation EA18003 Opened 2018-04-18 · open

Air Bag Clockspring Failure

In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure…

Investigation EA18003 Opened 2018-04-18 · open

Air Bag Clockspring Failure

In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure…

Investigation EA18003 Opened 2018-04-18 · open

Air Bag Clockspring Failure

In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure…

Investigation RQ17009 Opened 2017-11-13 · closed 2018-05-04

Air Bag Clockspring Failure

In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure…

Investigation RQ17009 Opened 2017-11-13 · closed 2018-05-04

Air Bag Clockspring Failure

In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.