NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Volkswagen Routan Recalls
The 2012 Volkswagen Routan has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 5, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Volkswagen Routan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 63
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Volkswagen Routan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2012 Volkswagen Routan
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 12V147000
- Reported
- April 5, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Volkswagen Routan
2012 Volkswagen Routan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 63 owner complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Routan, the newest on July 8, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Routan, the component group named most often is the electrical system (62%), followed by the engine (33%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).
The 2012 Volkswagen Routan's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2012 Volkswagen Routan owners gave the mileage (45 complaints), the median was 76,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System39
- Engine21
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Steering8
- Power Train7
- Service Brakes7
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Routan peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 12. 13% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 63 complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Routan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Routan by model year
Other 2012 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: July 8, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted