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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Volkswagen Eos Recalls

The 2011 Volkswagen Eos has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 6, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Volkswagen Eos. 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
18

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Volkswagen Eos, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2011 Volkswagen Eos

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, 2012–2014 Eos, 4 other models

18V148000: 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, 2012–2013 Eos, 6 other models

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

2011 Volkswagen Eos complaints by year

NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Eos, the newest on May 10, 2023. Of these, 2 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Eos, the component group named most often is the air bags (56%), followed by the electrical system (11%) and the power train (11%).

2 of the 2011 Volkswagen Eos's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags10
  • Electrical System2
  • Power Train2
  • Service Brakes2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Engine1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Eos received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20111
20141
20151
20165
20175
20182
20191
20211
20231

Complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Eos peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 5. 11% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 18 complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Eos are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen Eos by model year

Other 2011 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: May 10, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted