1996 Volkswagen Passat: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1996 Volkswagen Passat. The campaign is 02V256000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Sep 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Ignition / Switch. NHTSA has 142 complaints on file for this model year. 4 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 02V256000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the electrical part of the ignition switch assembly. Owner notification began november 20, 2002. Owners should contact vwoa at 1-800-822-8987.
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 . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 10,450 units in total.
02V256000Received . 10,450 units.
Electrical System / Ignition / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the electrical portion of the ignition switch assembly can fail causing the headlights and windshield wipers to become inoperative.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If such failures occur while the vehicle is in use at night or in rainy or snowy weather, a crash could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the electrical part of the ignition switch assembly. Owner notification began november 20, 2002. Owners should contact vwoa at 1-800-822-8987.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC. Manufacturer campaign number WQ. 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
142 complaints, 185 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.
- 1996 Volkswagen Passat
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 Passat | All 1996 vehicles | Passat, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 318.9 | 84 | 118.6 | 59 |
| Visibility | 118.9 | 59 | 32.9 | 22 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 108.1 | 13.6 | 8.7 | 20 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 70.3 | 120.9 | 64.7 | 13 |
| Power Train | 70.3 | 97.9 | 47.6 | 13 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 64.9 | 140.9 | 91.1 | 12 |
| Structure | 48.6 | 39.5 | 24.3 | 9 |
| Unknown or Other | 43.2 | 22.4 | 38.1 | 8 |
| Exterior Lighting | 43.2 | 22.9 | 30.4 | 8 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 27 | 51.5 | 44 | 5 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 6 Feb 2015
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 | |
| EA00020 | Engineering analysis | LIGHT AND /WINDSHIELD WIPERS | Exterior Lighting | 10 Aug 2000 | 9 Oct 2002 | 02V256000 |
| PE00006 | Preliminary evaluation | LIGHTS AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPER OBSCURED | Exterior Lighting | 2 Feb 2000 | 10 Aug 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 1996 Volkswagen PassatThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Volkswagen Passat: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/passat/1996/. 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 1996 Volkswagen Passat?
- 10,450 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 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Volkswagen Passat name most often?
- Electrical System: 59 of 185 component mentions, or 318.9 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 84 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Volkswagen Passat open?
- No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.