2015 Volkswagen CC: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2015 Volkswagen CC. The newest campaign is 19V535000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Jul 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module. NHTSA has 30 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V535000, in the NHTSA record

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 25, 2019. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Z5.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 428,383 units in total.

19V53500017 Jul 2019Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module
19V01400011 Jan 2019Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
18V32900016 May 2018Unknown or Other
17V50900016 Aug 2017Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

19V535000Received 17 Jul 2019. 27,822 units.
Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Tiguan and CC vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Deactivated air bags increases the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 25, 2019. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Z5.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69Z5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 25 Nov 2019.
19V014000Received 11 Jan 2019. 119,394 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015 Passat, 2015-2016 Eos, 2015-2017 CC, 2016-2017 TT Roadster, TT Coupe, 2017 Audi R8 Coupe, and R8 Spyder vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 4, 2019. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298; Audi owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69S8 (Audi) and 69Y5 (Volkswagen).
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69S8/69Y5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 4 Mar 2019.
18V329000Received 16 May 2018. 252 units.
Unknown or Other
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may cause the affected vehicles to not comply with all of the applicable regulatory requirements.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles to make them fully compliant or Volkswagen will repurchase them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 01C5/01C6. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Nov 2018.
17V509000Received 16 Aug 2017. 280,915 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2016 Volkswagen CC, 2006-2010 Passat and Passat Wagon vehicles. Interruption of electrical power to the fuel pump control module may cause the fuel pump to fail.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the fuel pump fails, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump control module, free of charge. The recall began June 26, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 20AE.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 20AE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Jun 2018.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

30 complaints, 49 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2015 Volkswagen CC: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Fuel/Propulsion System		10
Air Bags		8
Electrical System		5
Engine		4
Exterior Lighting		3
Suspension		2
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)		2
Unknown or Other		2
Fuel System, Gasoline		2
Steering		2

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash: 0
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 0
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 4 Nov 2024

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen CC, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2018, with 6 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2015 Volkswagen CCThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2015 Volkswagen CC: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/cc/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Volkswagen CC?: 428,383 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volkswagen CC have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen CC, model years 2008 to 2017. 4 of them name the 2015 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen CC name most often?: Fuel/Propulsion System: 10 of 49 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Volkswagen CC open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.