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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Volkswagen CC Recalls

The 2009 Volkswagen CC has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 6, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Volkswagen CC. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
136

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2009 Volkswagen CC, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2009 Volkswagen CC

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
18V148000
Reported
March 6, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 363,713
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010–2014 CC, 4 other models

18V148000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
17V509000
Reported
August 16, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 280,915
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2010–2016 CC, 2 other models

17V509000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
16V078000
Reported
February 10, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 659,493
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010–2014 CC, 7 other models

16V078000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: front: buckle assembly

Campaign
09V097000
Reported
March 24, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 5,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
only the 2009 Volkswagen CC

09V097000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Volkswagen CC complaints by year

NHTSA has received 136 owner complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen CC, the newest on August 28, 2019. Of these, 5 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen CC, the component group named most often is the air bags (43%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (23%) and the engine (21%).

2 of the 2009 Volkswagen CC's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2009 Volkswagen CC owners gave the mileage (73 complaints), the median was 83,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags59
  • Fuel/Propulsion System31
  • Engine28
  • Electrical System13
  • Fuel System, Gasoline8
  • Steering8

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen CC received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20092
20105
20113
20122
20139
20149
20159
201637
201727
201825
20198

Complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen CC peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 37. 9% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Volkswagen CC drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Volkswagen CC year in the same window: 5th highest of the 7 ranked years.

That makes 2009 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen CC years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 136 complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen CC are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen CC by model year

Other 2009 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: August 28, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted