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title: "VOLKSWAGEN JETTA (2026) - Recall 26V138000 — NHTSA record 324859 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Jetta vehicles. The transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-324859-volkswagen-jetta-2026-recall-26v138000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# VOLKSWAGEN JETTA (2026) - Recall 26V138000 — NHTSA record 324859

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Mar 11, 2026. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: VOLKSWAGEN JETTA (2026) - Recall 26V138000
- **Reason**: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Jetta vehicles. The transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected during assembly, causing an open electrical circuit. An open circuit may draw a higher current and increase the risk of a fire.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 48165
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 324859

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=26V138000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: VOLKSWAGEN JETTA; model year 2026. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Mar 11, 2026
- **Manufacturer end**: Feb 17, 2026
- **Owner notification**: Mar 31, 2026
- **Record created**: Mar 12, 2026

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will inspect and repair transmission ground wire as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97TC. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 13, 2026.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=26V138000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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