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2001 Volkswagen Jetta airbags problems

The 2001 Volkswagen Jetta has 103 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

103

Airbags complaints

12%

Share of year

30

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Jetta airbags complaints by model year110 complaints1986: 2 complaints1994: 5 complaints1995: 23 complaints1996: 16 complaints1997: 17 complaints1998: 9 complaints1999: 31 complaints2000: 46 complaints2001: 103 complaints2002: 110 complaints2003: 81 complaints2004: 23 complaints2005: 30 complaints2006: 65 complaints2007: 36 complaints2008: 20 complaints2009: 35 complaints2010: 31 complaints2011: 36 complaints2012: 34 complaints2013: 30 complaints2014: 37 complaints2015: 17 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 21 complaints2018: 6 complaints2019: 16 complaints2020: 2 complaints2021: 4 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 2 complaints
Jetta airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THAT THE VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG CONTROL SYSTEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE 2 AIRBAGS WHICH WERE USED (FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER), THEN REPLACED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS, THEN REPLACED THE COMPLETE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM.…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · September 6, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta have?

NHTSA has 103 complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta airbags — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.