Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V125000

Exterior lighting: headlights

Volkswagen of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-03-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V125000

Exterior lighting: headlights

Component
Exterior lighting: headlights
Manufacturer
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
150,201
Reported to NHTSA
2014-03-17
Owners notified
2014-05-13

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Passat vehicles manufactured January 2011 through November 2012. In the affected vehicles, the low beam headlight bulb may become loose and lose electrical contact.

Safety risk

A loss of low beam headlights may reduce the driver's visibility and increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Volkswagen notified owners, and dealers will replace the bulb holder, free of charge. The recall began in May 2014. Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagens recall number associated with this campaign is 94G8/7V.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Volkswagen Passat2013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.