Volkswagen AG is recalling 679,027 vehicles in the U.S. over an issue that may lead to the removal of the key in the ignition when the car is not in "park."
The German carmaker is recalling certain models of the Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Golf, Golf SportWagen and GTI that were manufactured between 2011 and 2019.
According to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a build-up of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may allow the key to be removed from the ignition when the transmission shift lever is not in "park." Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "park" might make the vehicle unintentionally roll away and result in a crash.
Volkswagen will start recalling the vehicles on Oct. 11 to install an additional switch and circuit board, free of charge.
