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Brakes Published 10 May 2004 Ref JP-1211090

Volkswagen: Brake Light

Translated from Japanese · machine translation

Safety-critical recall — brakes. If your vehicle is affected, contact your dealer before driving.
Country
Japan
Published
10 May 2004
Units affected
19250
Reference
JP-1211090

Affected vehicles

Volkswagen VW New Beetle 1998–2002 Volkswagen VW New Beetle RSI 1998–2002 Volkswagen VW New Beetle Turbo 1998–2002

Hazard

Due to improper assembly of the brake light switch, the switch mounting section is damaged and the rod that actuates the internal contact is misaligned in some units. Continued use in this condition may cause the rod to wear and the brake light to illuminate continuously, or wear debris to accumulate on the contacts, preventing the brake light from illuminating.
Show original (日本語)
制動灯用スイッチの組み付け方法が不適切なため、制動灯用スイッチの取付け部が損傷し 、スイッチ内部の接点を可動させるロッドの位置がずれているものがある。そのため、そ のまま使用を続けると、当該ロッドが摩耗して制動灯が常時点灯する、または接点上に摩 耗粉が堆積して制動灯が点灯しなくなるおそれがある。

Remedy

Replace the brake light switch with a new unit on all vehicles and assemble using the correct procedure.
Show original (日本語)
全車両、新品の制動灯用スイッチを正規の方法で組み付ける。

Official source

View the official recall notice