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2012 Volkswagen JETTA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1237404
Internal NHTSA #	10789318
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	JETTA
Model Year	2012
File date	07/11/15
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Both of the low-beam headlights stopped working as i was driving home on a unlit highway at night. The daytime running lights worked when i turned off the headlights, and the high-beam headlights worked when i tried using them. The next morning i replaced both low-beam headlights and they still do not work.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	56000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALEXANDRIA, VA
VIN pattern	3VW3L7AJ3CMXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	45
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Volkswagen JETTA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Volkswagen JETTA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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