Volkswagen to recall nearly 800,000 vehicles
February 26, 2007 6:59PM by Michael Savio
Volkswagen announced it would recall 790,000 vehicles because of a defective brake light switch. VW said the brake light switches could malfunction if they were not installed properly, and the light could either remain on or not work at all. In some vehicles with automatic transmissions, a faulty brake light and the shift interlock could prevent the vehicle from being shifted out of park, thus immobilizing the vehicle.
The recall involves several vehicles: 1999-2006 model years of the Golf and GTI, 2001-2005 Jettas, 2001-2007 New Beetles and the 2004 R32. It expands upon last year’s recall of 362,000 Jettas and New Beetles because of the same defect.
The recall will begin in late April and VW dealers will install the newly designed brake light switch free of charge.
## Source: BusinessWeek ##
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