The 2024 Volkswagen Golf R has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 84,432 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
BACK OVER PREVENTION24V4800002024-06-2784,432 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Golf R, Golf GTI, 2024 Atlas, and 2024 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The rearview camera image may be delayed or deactivated after shifting into reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety…
Consequence
A rearview camera with a delayed or deactivated image reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the infotainment system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 15, 2024, and July 16, 2024. Owners may contact VW customer service at 1-800-893-5298. VW's number for this recall is 91US.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The hill hold assist system on my 2024 volkswagen gti (manual transmission) repeatedly holds the brakes too long when starting on an incline. The brakes remain engaged for 1–2 seconds even after I begin releasing the clutch and applying throttle, which causes the car to stall or hesitate before…”
“The hill hold assist system on my 2024 volkswagen gti (manual transmission) repeatedly holds the brakes too long when starting on an incline. The brakes remain engaged for 1–2 seconds even after I begin releasing the clutch and applying throttle, which causes the car to stall or hesitate before…”
“I own a manual transmission mk8 golf r, the ‘hill assist’ system cannot be turned off. The brakes will hold for 2-5 seconds after being released even on very slight inclines. I unfortunately upgraded from a 2017 mk7 golf r manual that was damaged in an accident (I was not at fault). In that…”
“The infotainment system attempts to call for information or help. It disconnects my cell phone from bluetooth or usb and causes the screen to swap to either of the above call pages and makes a loud 'click' sound. It then cancels the call and attempts them again around a second or two later and…”
“Vw implemented hill hold assist for all new gti and golf r manual transmission vehicles. Hill hold does not disengage when you start to engage the clutch to go. Instead, the brakes will remain locked, up to 3 seconds on steep hills. This prevents the driver from moving the car quickly, especially…”
“Vw implemented hill hold assist for all new gti and golf r manual transmission vehicles. Hill hold does not disengage when you start to engage the clutch to go. Instead, the brakes will remain locked, up to 3 seconds on steep hills. This prevents the driver from moving the car quickly, especially…”
“The interior dome lights are touch controlled. On multiple occasions the dome lights have randomly started turning on and off and becoming generally unresponsive. One of the occasions happened at night while driving causing significant visual impairment and distraction. Having a bright led…”
“Sames issues listed in nhtsa campaign number: 24v480000. The problem is my vehicle is the s trim running software version 1776, and it isn't covered. Please advise.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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