Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. recall 25V638
In a crash, a damaged torsion bar in a retractor could fail. If this happens, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
NHTSA make / model monitor
Volkswagen Golf R: recalls, complaints and investigations.
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16historical campaigns
1campaigns in monitoring window
26complaint rows in window
0monitored investigations
Evidence summary
- Evidence found
- 1 recent recall campaign, 26 complaint rows, and 0 monitored investigations.
- Source coverage
- NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-08-24; historical campaign count uses the complete official pre- and post-2010 recall files acquired for this release.
- What this means
- The records were matched to the NHTSA make/model identity “Volkswagen Golf R”. Each evidence type is reported separately.
- What this does not mean
- Complaint reports are allegations, not defect findings or a safety score. Counts are not normalised for sales, registrations, mileage or exposure, and a zero does not prove safety.
Official recall campaigns
Campaigns received in the monitoring window
Consumer reports — allegations
Complaint aggregates by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Crash flags | Fire flags | Injuries / deaths reported | Most common components |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (2); SERVICE BRAKES (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (1) |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | SERVICE BRAKES (4); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (1) |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | SERVICE BRAKES (2) |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING (1); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS (1); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (1) |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 / 0 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS (1); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (1); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS (1) |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (1); TIRES (1) |
NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallCheck excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.
NHTSA defect investigations
Open or recently opened investigations
Zero open or recently opened investigation records matched this make/model in the monitoring release.