--- description: Volkswagen issued a major safety recall to inspect the rear suspension systems of more than a million vehicles in China, Germany and America title: Volkswagen Recalls More Than 1 Million Cars image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Volkswagen Recalls More Than 1 Million Cars  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 17, 2014 7:27 PM CUT  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 17, 2014 7:27 PM CUT Volkswagen is the latest automaker to issue a major safety recall, [announcing](http://online.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-recalling-nearly-500-000-beetles-jettas-in-u-s-1413556517 "undefined") plans on Friday to inspect the rear suspension systems of more than a million vehicles in China, Germany and the United States. No injuries or accidents were reported to be associated with issue, the Wall Street _Journal_ reports, which became known after an investigation in China. In the event of an accident, should a part that connects the body of the car with the rear axle become damaged and not fixed, Volkswagen said it could “fracture suddenly” and lead to a crash. At least 400,000 Jetta models in the U.S. that were made between 2011 and 2013 are being called back, the _Journal_ adds, in addition to more than 41,000 Beetles produced from 2012 to 2013\. Another 15,500 Beetle Coupes in Germany are being recalled, as are some 17,000 imported Beetles in China and 563,000 Sagitar sedans, which are based on the Jetta design. \[[_WSJ_](http://online.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-recalling-nearly-500-000-beetles-jettas-in-u-s-1413556517 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3517863/volkswagen-recall-beetle-jetta/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3517863/volkswagen-recall-beetle-jetta/"},"headline":"Volkswagen Recalls More Than 1 Million Cars","datePublished":"2014-10-17T19:27:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:51:57.899Z","description":"Includes several Beetle and Jetta models made between 2011 and 2014","url":"https://time.com/3517863/volkswagen-recall-beetle-jetta/","keywords":["Transportation","Autos","Recall","Volkswagen","VW"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3517863/volkswagen-recall-beetle-jetta/","name":"Volkswagen Recalls More Than 1 Million Cars"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Corvette Stingray: All American Muscle","description":"TIME's Bill Saporito test drives the new Corvette Stingray and finds it's as fast and powerful as advertised.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/N54RrdwD/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-09-25T15:31:50.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/N54RrdwD.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3517863/volkswagen-recall-beetle-jetta/","duration":"PT2M15S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3517863/volkswagen-recall-beetle-jetta/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```