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2010 Volkswagen EOS: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2010 Volkswagen EOS. The newest campaign is 18V148000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Mar 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 69 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

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

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 18V148000, 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 16, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Q9. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.

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.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 779,538 units in total.

  1. 18V148000Received . 363,713 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Volkswagen CC, 2010-2014 Golf, 2010-2014 Eos, 2007-2010 Passat Sedan and Wagon, and 2012-2014 Passat 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 16, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Q9. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69Q9. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V483000Received . 415,825 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Volkswagen CC, and Passat, 2010-2013 Eos, 2011-2014 Golf, GTI, Jetta, and Tiguan, and 2012-2014 Jetta Sportwagen vehicles. In the affected vehicles, debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring, a spiral wound, flat cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned. This contamination may tear the cable and result in a loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag will prevent the air bag from deploying in the event of a vehicle crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cover over the steering wheel clock spring if the air bag light is off. If the airbag light is on and the steering wheel clock spring requires replacement, dealers will install a new steering wheel clock spring. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69L2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

69 complaints, 84 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2010 Volkswagen EOS
  • All 2010 vehicles
2010 Volkswagen EOS: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2010 EOSAll 2010 vehiclesEOS, all yearsMentions
Air Bags285.7119.9305.524
Power Train261.982.3185.522
Engine107.194.287.39
Service Brakes71.454.958.26
Electrical System59.5115.492.75
Steering35.7106.623.63
Unknown or Other35.75050.93
Fuel System, Gasoline23.813.67.32
Exterior Lighting23.826.65.52
Engine and Engine Cooling11.919.114.51

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.

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
30 Jan 2023

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 2010 Volkswagen EOS, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2016, with 18 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2010 Volkswagen EOS
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA18003Engineering analysisAir Bag Clockspring FailureAir Bags / Frontal / Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette18 Apr 2018Open
RQ17009Recall queryAir Bag Clockspring FailureAir Bags / Frontal / Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette13 Nov 20174 May 2018
PE15010Preliminary evaluationAir Bag Clockspring FailureAir Bags / Frontal24 Mar 201528 Sep 201515V483000

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.

  1. 20070
  2. 20080
  3. 20092
  4. 20102
  5. 20112
  6. 20124
  7. 20134
  8. 20143
  9. 20152
  10. 20162

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2010 Volkswagen EOS: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/eos/2010/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2010 Volkswagen EOS?
779,538 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volkswagen EOS have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen EOS, model years 2007 to 2016. 2 of them name the 2010 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen EOS name most often?
Air Bags: 24 of 84 component mentions, or 285.7 per 1,000. For all 2010 vehicles the figure is 119.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2010 Volkswagen EOS open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 3 that name this model year.