AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 2008 Volkswagen Passat
NHTSA data on file today
The 2008 Volkswagen Passat has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns and 168 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Recall campaigns on file
- NHTSA #18V148000 Driver's Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V509000 Fuel Pump Failure Cause Engine Stall NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #16V078000 Driver's Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #08V235000 ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SOFTWARE UPDATE NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System 44 complaints
- Engine 43 complaints
- Air Bags 32 complaints
- Electrical System 21 complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline 19 complaints
- Unknown or Other 13 complaints
Of the 168 complaints on file, 3 report a crash and 6 a fire; across all 168 complaints, owners report 2 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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