| is famous for its "best", "most" and "worst" lists | | | | Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the |
| and for the year 2006 it has recorded the Most | | | | brake light switches in the vehicles to be recalled |
| Recalled Vehicles which are as follows: | | | | could malfunction if they were improperly installed. |
| • Dodge Ram with 7 recalls | | | | The automaker further stated that the brake light |
| • Dodge Durango with 6 recalls | | | | could either remain on or failed to completely |
| • Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra with 4 | | | | function. The danger of this is that it could give |
| recalls | | | | other motorists with the wrong braking signal |
| • Honda Civic with 4 recalls | | | | which might lead to a crashing accident. |
| • Hyundai Sonata with 4 recalls | | | | According to Keith Price VW spokesman, in some |
| • Jeep Liberty with 4 recalls | | | | vehicles with automatic transmissions, a defective |
| • Land Rover LR3 with 4 recalls | | | | brake light could work in with the shift interlock to |
| • Land Rover Range Rover with 4 recalls | | | | immobilize the vehicle and afterwards be simply |
| As you may have observe no Volkswagen | | | | towed. He also said that the current recall is |
| vehicle is included in the list but it doesn't mean | | | | actually an extension of last year's recall since the |
| that Europe's largest is free from recalls. It has | | | | company "has found out that there was a |
| also recalled some 362,000 new Beetles and | | | | broader pool of vehicles that had the defective |
| Jettas due to defects found on the brake light | | | | part." |
| switch. The recall has affected 1999-2002 Jettas | | | | Price added that all those with 2001-2002 New |
| and 1998-2002 new Beetles. | | | | Beetles and Jettas that have been repaired |
| And last Monday, Volkswagen of America Inc. has | | | | following the last year's recall doesn't need to |
| announced that it would recall 790,000 of its | | | | return for the second time. For this year's recall |
| vehicles due to the same problem-defective | | | | VW dealers will install new VW parts particularly |
| brake light switch. The said recall would involve | | | | the newly designed brake light switch for free. |
| several models of Volkswagen such as: | | | | The recall will begin in late April and owners are |
| 1999-2006 model years of the Golf and GTI, | | | | advised to call VW for any queries that they may |
| 2001-2005 Jettas, 2001-2007 New Beetles and | | | | have. The VW number to contact is |
| the 2004 R32. | | | | 800-822-8987. |
| Volkswagen has earlier reported to National | | | | |