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Volkswagen Routan Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Routan, across 3 model years from 2009 to 2012. The 2009 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).

Model years
3

2009–2012, with a recall

Recall campaigns
8
Most recalls
2009

6 recalls

Owner complaints
784

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 784 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen Routan across 7 model years; the most, 294, concern the 2009.

Owners marked a crash on 16 of the Volkswagen Routan complaints (2%) and a fire on 8.

Across all Volkswagen Routan model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 455 complaints), then the engine (195).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen Routan in 2015: 116, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen Routan is electrical system: ignition: switch, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Volkswagen Routan recall, 16V083000, was reported on February 11, 2016 and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2011 Volkswagen Routan, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Volkswagen Routan years to avoid

Too few Volkswagen Routan model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 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 Routan, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2014021not ranked
2013071not ranked
20121638not ranked
2011017525not ranked
2010224053not ranked
2009629454not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen Routan

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
  • SUSPENSION:REAR1
  • SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1

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

Every Volkswagen Routan recall campaign (8)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Volkswagen Routan, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
16V083000February 11, 2016air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2009crash and injury1,037
15V194000April 1, 2015electrical system: ignition: switch2009–2010crash and injury20,676
14V396000July 1, 2014electrical system: ignition2009crash and injury18,526
14V055000February 11, 2014suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly2009crash130
12V147000April 5, 2012suspension: rear2012crash15
11V151000March 1, 2011electrical system: ignition: switch2010crash12,612
10V252000June 10, 2010electrical system: wiring2009fire15,902
09V244000July 1, 2009equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2009crash and injury18,500

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

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Newest record on this page: August 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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