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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Volkswagen Eos Recalls

The 2013 Volkswagen Eos has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 16, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Volkswagen Eos. 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
26

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 Volkswagen Eos, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2013 Volkswagen Eos

Unknown or other

Campaign
18V329000
Reported
May 16, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 252
Risk NHTSA names
crash, fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2012, 2014–2016 Eos, 7 other models

18V329000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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: 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 2012, 2014 Eos, 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 Eos, 6 other models

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

2013 Volkswagen Eos complaints by year

NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Eos, the newest on May 12, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Eos, the component group named most often is the air bags (73%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the engine (12%).

3 of the 2013 Volkswagen Eos's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2013 Volkswagen Eos owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags19
  • Electrical System4
  • Engine3
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Power Train1
  • Steering1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Eos received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20166
20178
20186
20191
20202
20211
20221
20231

Complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Eos peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 8. 23% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

The 26 complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Eos are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen Eos by model year

Other 2013 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: May 12, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted