NHTSA vehicle safety data
2012 Volkswagen Routan
The 2012 Volkswagen Routan has 1 NHTSA recall and 63 owner complaints on record — every open recall is repaired free at an authorized Volkswagen dealer.
Complete safety data for the 2012 Volkswagen Routan, including NCAP crash-test ratings. Data pulled live from api.nhtsa.gov.
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA #12V147000Reported April 5, 2012 · VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Defect description
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 ROUTAN VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 15, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 21, 2011. SOME VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH RIGHT REAR HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE NOT FULLY MACHINED.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A DECREASE IN DURABILITY, WHICH MAY LEAD TO WHEEL SEPARATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Free manufacturer remedy
VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
Notes
VOLKSWAGENS SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 42G3/W2. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.