The 2019 Volkswagen Beetle has 4 recalls, the most serious involving the driver's frontal airbag inflator, which can explode and send metal fragments into the cabin, posing a risk of serious injury or death.
A second recall applies to vehicles with an automatic transmission, manual handbrake, and keyless entry: the car allows the ignition key to be removed while the gear selector is not in Park, which can lead to an unintended rollaway. Two recalls address the same underlying brake warning issue, where the instrument cluster fails to illuminate a warning light when a brake system problem is detected, leaving the driver unaware of a fault that could cause loss of control during braking.