2000 Volkswagen Passat: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2000 Volkswagen Passat. The newest campaign is 08V156000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Apr 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery. NHTSA has 507 complaints on file for this model year. 7 NHTSA investigations name 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, 08V156000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install additional underbody heat shields on vehicles with automatic transmissions to cover the possibly damaged areas and flash all 1.8t engines with a precautionary software update. Dealers will also inspect and adjust the fuel line routing on 1.8t vehicles and the fuel tank ventilation valve on 4motion/all wheel drive vehicles, and replace components if necessary free of charge. The recall began on june 13, 2008. Owners may contact volkswagen 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.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 969,284 units in total.
08V156000Received . 412,000 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen is recalling 412,000 my 1999-2005 passat (5th generation) vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions and produced after june 14, 1999. These vehicles may have an underbody heat shield that can become damaged. In addition, affected vehicles with automatic or manual transmissions may have a fuel line (1.8t engines only) or fuel tank ventilation valve (4motion/all wheel drive only) that can leak due to fracture.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A heat shield that may contact the exhaust system can result in a vehicle fire. In addition, a fuel leak from a fuel line or fuel tank ventilation valve, in the presence of an ignition source, can lead to a vehicle fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install additional underbody heat shields on vehicles with automatic transmissions to cover the possibly damaged areas and flash all 1.8t engines with a precautionary software update. Dealers will also inspect and adjust the fuel line routing on 1.8t vehicles and the fuel tank ventilation valve on 4motion/all wheel drive vehicles, and replace components if necessary free of charge. The recall began on june 13, 2008. Owners may contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. Manufacturer campaign number 26E5/R5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
02V026000Received . 487,284 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filler Pipe and Cap
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On some passenger vehicles, the fuel tank filler neck can suffer abrasion damage if the rear tire goes flat and the vehicle is driven until the tire disintegrates.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage can occur increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will fit passat vehicles with a new wheel house liner that will better protect the car's filler neck. Jetta vehicles will be fitted with a different metal shield designed to enhance abrasion protection in the event of tire disintegration. Owner notification began june 13, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC. Manufacturer campaign number WK. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
01V157000Received . 70,000 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Sulfur in fuel interacts with certain additives found in widely available gasoline causing sulfur to become deposited on the contact points of three fuel sending units mounted inside the fuel tank. This could cause the fuel gauge to read full while the fuel tank may not in fact be full or could be empty.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Running out of fuel without warning while the fuel gauge indicates that there is sufficient fuel in the tank lead to safety problems.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove the existing fuel level sending units and replace them with fuel level sending units using a new alloy composed of gold, silver, and a small amount of nickel, which will not chemically react with sulfur. Vw/audi will also call back vehicles that were repaired under a previous recall last june in order to install the updated fuel sending units NHTSA 00v137/audi lb). Owner notification began may 1, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact audi at 1-866-892-2834.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC.
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
507 complaints, 625 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.
- 2000 Volkswagen Passat
- All 2000 vehicles
| Component | 2000 Passat | All 2000 vehicles | Passat, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 264 | 106.5 | 64.7 | 165 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 161.6 | 114 | 91.1 | 101 |
| Electrical System | 68.8 | 99.2 | 118.6 | 43 |
| Suspension | 67.2 | 80.3 | 39.7 | 42 |
| Service Brakes, Air | 57.6 | 5.8 | 10.2 | 36 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 48 | 34 | 44 | 30 |
| Visibility | 41.6 | 37 | 32.9 | 26 |
| Steering | 40 | 45.9 | 55.6 | 25 |
| Power Train | 30.4 | 83.3 | 47.6 | 19 |
| Air Bags | 27.2 | 56.3 | 158.4 | 17 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 28.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 11
- Complaints that report a fire
- 25
- Injuries in the complaints
- 12
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Dec 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA07014 | Engineering analysis | PASSENGER ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | Electrical System / Ignition | 28 Sep 2007 | 7 Jul 2008 | 08V156000 |
| PE07024 | Preliminary evaluation | PASSENGER/ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | Electrical System / Ignition | 10 May 2007 | 28 Sep 2007 | |
| DP05004 | Defect petition | ENGINE STALLING | Electrical System / Ignition / Module | 11 Aug 2005 | 8 Dec 2005 | |
| EA03020 | Engineering analysis | PASSENGER AIR BAG LID FAILURE | Air Bags / Frontal | 7 Oct 2003 | 23 Apr 2004 | |
| PE03021 | Preliminary evaluation | PASSENGER SIR DOOR MOUNTING STUD FAILURE | Air Bags / Frontal | 23 May 2003 | 7 Oct 2003 | |
| 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 2000 Volkswagen PassatThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2000 Volkswagen Passat: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/passat/2000/. 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
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Volkswagen Passat?
- 969,284 units in 3 campaigns. 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. 3 of them name the 2000 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Passat name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 165 of 625 component mentions, or 264 per 1,000. For all 2000 vehicles the figure is 106.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Volkswagen Passat open?
- No. Each of the 7 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.