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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon Recalls

The 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 6, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
9

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon

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 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 2 other models

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

2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon complaints by year

NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon, the newest on February 6, 2019.

In complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon, the component group named most often is the air bags (33%), followed by the electrical system (33%) and the engine (33%).

1 of the 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags3
  • Electrical System3
  • Engine3
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2
  • Steering2
  • Fuel System, Gasoline1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20173
20184
20192

Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 4. 0% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 9 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2010 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: February 6, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted