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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Volkswagen CC Recalls

The 2010 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 2010 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
242

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
7

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 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 2010 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 2009, 2011–2014 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 2009, 2011–2016 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 2009, 2011–2014 CC, 7 other models

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

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
15V483000
Reported
August 4, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 415,825
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2011–2014 CC, 6 other models

15V483000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Volkswagen CC complaints by year

NHTSA has received 242 owner complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen CC, the newest on December 14, 2021. Of these, 7 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 7 injuries.

In complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen CC, the component group named most often is the air bags (35%), followed by the power train (20%) and the engine (19%).

3 of the 2010 Volkswagen CC's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2010 Volkswagen CC owners gave the mileage (165 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags84
  • Power Train49
  • Engine46
  • Fuel/Propulsion System45
  • Electrical System26
  • Steering16

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen CC received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20092
201014
201110
20122
20137
20148
201514
201653
201767
201858
20196
20211

Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen CC peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 67. 14% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Volkswagen CC drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Volkswagen CC year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 7 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 242 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen CC are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen CC by model year

Other 2010 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: December 14, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted