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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Volkswagen CC Recalls

The 2011 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 2011 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
86

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 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 2011 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 2009–2010, 2012–2014 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 2009–2010, 2012–2016 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 2009–2010, 2012–2014 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 2010, 2012–2014 CC, 6 other models

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

2011 Volkswagen CC complaints by year

NHTSA has received 86 owner complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen CC, the newest on July 25, 2022. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen CC, the component group named most often is the air bags (37%), followed by the engine (30%) and the fuel/propulsion system (19%).

3 of the 2011 Volkswagen CC's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2011 Volkswagen CC owners gave the mileage (56 complaints), the median was 70,150 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags32
  • Engine26
  • Fuel/Propulsion System16
  • Steering13
  • Electrical System7
  • Unknown Or Other7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen CC received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20111
20121
20134
20143
20158
201620
201724
201816
20197
20201
20221

Complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen CC peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 24. 10% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 86 complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen CC are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen CC by model year

Other 2011 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: July 25, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted