NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Volkswagen Routan Recalls
The 2009 Volkswagen Routan has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 11, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Volkswagen Routan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 294
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Volkswagen Routan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2009 Volkswagen Routan
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 16V083000
- Reported
- February 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,037
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Volkswagen Routan
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 15V194000
- Reported
- April 1, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,676
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Routan
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V396000
- Reported
- July 1, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,526
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Volkswagen Routan
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 14V055000
- Reported
- February 11, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 130
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 10V252000
- Reported
- June 10, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,902
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Volkswagen Routan
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 09V244000
- Reported
- July 1, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Volkswagen Routan
2009 Volkswagen Routan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 294 owner complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Routan, the newest on August 26, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Routan, the component group named most often is the electrical system (51%), followed by the engine (27%) and the service brakes (13%).
3 of the 2009 Volkswagen Routan's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2009 Volkswagen Routan owners gave the mileage (249 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System151
- Engine78
- Service Brakes38
- Steering34
- Power Train20
- Structure18
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 | |
| 2011 | 20 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 66 | |
| 2015 | 63 | |
| 2016 | 22 | |
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Routan peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 66. 18% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 294 complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Routan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Routan by model year
Other 2009 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted