Vehicle recall 18V464000 · July 11, 2018
Volkswagen Golf and Golf SportWagen
The build of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition while the vehicle shift lever is not in "Park." As such, these…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Volkswagen Golf and Golf Sportwagen vehicles. The build of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition while the vehicle shift lever is not in "Park." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
- Consequence
- 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.
- Remedy
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional switch and circuit board, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 37L5.
- 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.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 18V464000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 11, 2018
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 37L5
- Owner notification
- March 19, 2019
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 33,168
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Electrical system › Ignition › Anti-theft › Control module; Steering › Column locking › Anti-theft device
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Volkswagen Golf (2015-2018): 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
- Volkswagen Golf SportWagen (2015-2018): 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
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