NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volkswagen Eos Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Eos, across 8 model years from 2009 to 2016. The 2013 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2016 (2).
- Model years
- 8
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2013
- Owner complaints
- 425
2009–2016, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 425 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen Eos across 10 model years; the most, 94, concern the 2012.
Owners marked a crash on 13 of the Volkswagen Eos complaints (3%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Volkswagen Eos model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 163 complaints), then the power train (102).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen Eos in 2017: 92, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen Eos is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 10 model-year listings.
The newest Volkswagen Eos recall, 19V014000, was reported on January 11, 2019 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
Volkswagen Eos years to avoid
Too few Volkswagen Eos model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volkswagen Eos years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen Eos
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE10
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER5
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
Volkswagen Eos model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volkswagen Eos recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19V014000January 11, 2019 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2015–2016 | crash, injury and death | 119,394 |
| 18V329000May 16, 2018 | unknown or other | 2012–2016 | crash, fire and injury | 252 |
| 18V148000March 6, 2018 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2010–2014 | crash, injury and death | 363,713 |
| 16V913000December 20, 2016 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2009 | crash | 135,683 |
| 16V078000February 10, 2016 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2012–2014 | crash, injury and death | 659,493 |
| 15V483000August 4, 2015 | air bags: frontal | 2010–2013 | crash and injury | 415,825 |
| 09V333000August 20, 2009 | power train: automatic transmission | 2009 | crash | 16,000 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volkswagen Eos. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted