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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 3VWSD29M7YM196359 · Checked Sep 28, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 4

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3VWSD29M7YM•••••• 2000 Volkswagen JETTA

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Most reported Service Brakes 3 Hydraulic 3 Vehicle Speed Control 2 Visibility 2

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Service Brakes Nov 2001
Module controlling ABS brakes- switch failed, causing rear brake lights and ABS to stop functioning. Normal lights (not brake lights) continued to function. Bulbs (include brake lights) were fine. Brakes worked (no ABS) but no one behind me could tell if I was braking. Learned…
Visibility Oct 2000
Left and right front power windows failed, powered down the front windows and heard a loud noise, when consumer tried to roll them up noting happened
Service Brakes Nov 2001
My car is nightmare of failures. Cruise control light (dealer claims the car doesnt have one - but you can see it if you use a flashlight at an oblique angle) failure, ABS module switch failure (according to dealer) causing cruise control to unexpectedly disengage. I also…
Service Brakes Jun 2001
Cruise control failure. Linked to ABS brake module - switch failure which also caused rear brake lights to stop functioning

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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3VWSD29M7YM196359 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.