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2012 Volkswagen Routan — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
63
Owner Complaints
2
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
64
Fair
Reliability Score (0–100)
Declining -75%
Complaint Trend
1 last 24mo vs 4 prior

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2012 Volkswagen Routan Safety Recalls (1)

12V14700005/04/2012
SUSPENSION:REAR

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.

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.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2012 Volkswagen Routan

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
ENGINE
3
AIR BAGS
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
2
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2

Based on 63 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

1
Crash-Involved Complaints
2
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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