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Volkswagen EuroVan Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen EuroVan, across 2 model years from 2001 to 2003. The 2003 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (1).

Model years
2

2001–2003, with a recall

Recall campaigns
2
Most recalls
2003

1 recalls

Owner complaints
97

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 97 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen EuroVan across 5 model years; the most, 35, concern the 2002.

Owners marked a crash on 1 of the Volkswagen EuroVan complaints (1%) and a fire on 10.

Across all Volkswagen EuroVan model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 34 complaints), then the electrical system (15).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen EuroVan in 2003: 12, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen EuroVan is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 1 model-year listing.

The newest Volkswagen EuroVan recall, 18V406000, was reported on June 13, 2018 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2002 Volkswagen EuroVan, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Volkswagen EuroVan years to avoid

Too few Volkswagen EuroVan model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Volkswagen EuroVan, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2004010not ranked
20031152not ranked
20020357not ranked
200112112not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volkswagen EuroVan years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen EuroVan

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1

Volkswagen EuroVan model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Volkswagen EuroVan recall campaign (2)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Volkswagen EuroVan, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
18V406000June 13, 2018air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2003crash, injury and death2,564
02V136000May 16, 2002equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2001crash and injury2,300

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volkswagen EuroVan. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: March 7, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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