Air Brake Antilock problems of the 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle

I have a 2001 New Beetle. I took ownership in July 2000. My complait is that I had my brake light and abs light come on and diabled my stopping ability of my vehicle. I had my car repaired replacing the electronic contol unit of my abs system. This cost me 1300. 00 to repair. After researching online I found that this was a recall for my make and model car under the same manufaturer dates of sept 1999 through January 2001. The NHTSA campaign id number is #02v031000. My vehicles VIN number was not included in the sequence of recalled vehicles. I am appauled that my car having the same exact problem with the same manufature date is not covered on the recall. I would like to have this investigated and demand an explanation as to why it is ok for me to risk my family's lives with something that was already identified as a major problem. Not to mention a big expense that should be covered by the manufacturer.