24V834000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
2017 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
7 safety recall campaigns, 174 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints174
Complaints citing a crash13
Complaints citing a fire1
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 7
21V321000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of injury, crash, or fire.
20V561000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants.
19V679000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.
19V389000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Without the blocking cap, the headlight aim can be adjusted out of specification, reducing visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
18V536000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
The loose brake bracket bolts can allow the caliper to move, reducing braking ability or causing a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 27AIR BAGS
- 20UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 17ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 16STEERING
- 15SERVICE BRAKES
- 7ENGINE
- 7FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- 6FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.