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2020 Volkswagen Passat: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2020 Volkswagen Passat. The newest campaign is 20V533000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Sep 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Passenger Side Frontal / Cushion. NHTSA has 18 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, 20V533000, in the NHTSA record

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag, free of charge. The recall began October 14, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-888-241-2289. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69AY.
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.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 664,017 units in total.

  1. 20V533000Received . 1,829 units.

    Air Bags / Passenger Side Frontal / Cushion

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2020 Passat vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag may have been folded incorrectly affecting its deployment force. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An incorrectly folded air bag can deploy with too much force, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag, free of charge. The recall began October 14, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-888-241-2289. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69AY.

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

  2. 19V389000Received . 662,185 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Headlights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2020 Volkswagen Passat and 2018-2019 Atlas vehicles. The blocking cap disabling the adjustment of the headlight's horizontal aim may not have been installed. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Without the blocking cap, the headlight aim can be adjusted out of specification, reducing visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, block the headlight horizontal adjustment, free of charge. The recall began July 16, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 94L9.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 94L9. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 19V218000Received . 3 units.

    Air Bags / Side/Window

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Atlas and 2020 Passat vehicles. An incorrect driver and/or front passenger side impact air bag may have been installed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In an event of a side impact crash, an incorrect side airbag may not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen has inspected and replaced the side air bags, free of charge. The recall was completed in April 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Y8.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69Y8. 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

18 complaints, 31 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.

2020 Volkswagen Passat: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine4
Unknown or Other4
Forward Collision Avoidance4
Air Bags4
Electrical System3
Wheels2
Service Brakes2
Steering2
Fuel/Propulsion System2
Seat Belts1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Sep 2026

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 2020 Volkswagen Passat, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2024, with 5 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.

  1. 19881
  2. 19891
  3. 19902
  4. 19911
  5. 19921
  6. 19933
  7. 19941
  8. 19951
  9. 19961
  10. 19970
  11. 19984
  12. 19995
  13. 20003
  14. 20013
  15. 20023
  16. 20036
  17. 20043
  18. 20053
  19. 20067
  20. 20077
  21. 20084
  22. 20094
  23. 20104
  24. 20110
  25. 201211
  26. 20139
  27. 201410
  28. 20157
  29. 20165
  30. 20177
  31. 20184
  32. 20191
  33. 20203
  34. 20211
  35. 20220

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2020 Volkswagen Passat: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/passat/2020/. 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.

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 2020 Volkswagen Passat?
664,017 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 2020 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2020 Volkswagen Passat name most often?
Engine: 4 of 31 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Volkswagen Passat open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.