1995 Volkswagen Passat: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1995 Volkswagen Passat. The campaign is 95V178000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Sep 1995. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan. NHTSA has 93 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 95V178000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the complete cooling fan assembly on vehicle having the potential shaft material problem. Dealers will install a new fan blade including a new lock nut on vehicle with loose fan blade lock nuts.
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
1 campaign. 34,000 units in total.
95V178000Received . 34,000 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Improper material was used in manufacturing the radiator fan motor shaft causing the shaft to wear and become noisy.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A worn and noisy fan motor shaft can seize renderingthe fan motor inoperative, eventually causing the engine to overheat and stall. A stalled vehicle in traffic can increase the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the complete cooling fan assembly on vehicle having the potential shaft material problem. Dealers will install a new fan blade including a new lock nut on vehicle with loose fan blade lock nuts.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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
93 complaints, 142 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.
- 1995 Volkswagen Passat
- All 1995 vehicles
| Component | 1995 Passat | All 1995 vehicles | Passat, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 176.1 | 61 | 32.9 | 25 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 147.9 | 144.8 | 91.1 | 21 |
| Electrical System | 126.8 | 79.9 | 118.6 | 18 |
| Power Train | 77.5 | 108.5 | 47.6 | 11 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 77.5 | 137.3 | 64.7 | 11 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 77.5 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 11 |
| Structure | 49.3 | 40.2 | 24.3 | 7 |
| Suspension | 35.2 | 49.1 | 39.7 | 5 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 35.2 | 36.2 | 23.1 | 5 |
| Exterior Lighting | 35.2 | 22.5 | 30.4 | 5 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 14 Jan 2009
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA00028 | Engineering analysis | FUEL TANK PUNCTURE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 28 Dec 2000 | 29 Jan 2002 | 02V026000 |
| PE00033 | Preliminary evaluation | FUEL TANK PUNCTURE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 10 Aug 2000 | 28 Dec 2000 |
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.
- 19881
- 19891
- 19902
- 19911
- 19921
- 19933
- 19941
- 19951
- 19961
- 19970
- 19984
- 19995
- 20003
- 20013
- 20023
- 20036
- 20043
- 20053
- 20067
- 20077
- 20084
- 20094
- 20104
- 20110
- 201211
- 20139
- 201410
- 20157
- 20165
- 20177
- 20184
- 20191
- 20203
- 20211
- 20220
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 1995 Volkswagen PassatThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1995 Volkswagen Passat: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/passat/1995/. 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 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 1995 Volkswagen Passat?
- 34,000 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Volkswagen Passat have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 54 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Passat, model years 1988 to 2022. 1 of them names the 1995 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1995 Volkswagen Passat name most often?
- Visibility: 25 of 142 component mentions, or 176.1 per 1,000. For all 1995 vehicles the figure is 61 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1995 Volkswagen Passat open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.