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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 Volkswagen Eos Recalls

The 2016 Volkswagen Eos has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 11, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 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
4

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2016 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 2016 Volkswagen Eos

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
19V014000
Reported
January 11, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 119,394
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2015 Eos, 2 other models

19V014000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Unknown or other

Campaign
18V329000
Reported
May 16, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 252
Risk NHTSA names
crash, fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2012–2015 Eos, 7 other models

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

2016 Volkswagen Eos complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Eos, the newest on August 30, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Eos, the component group named most often is the electrical system (75%), followed by the engine (25%) and the power train (25%).

None of the 2016 Volkswagen Eos's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System3
  • Engine1
  • Power Train1
  • Seats1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Eos received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20221
20231
20242

Complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Eos peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 2. 0% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.

The 4 complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Eos are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen Eos by model year

Other 2016 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: August 30, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted