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2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1488903
Internal NHTSA #	11119438
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2013
File date	08/08/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Recall #94g8 on 8/26/2014 i had my vehicle in for servicing at the dealership from which i had purchased it. They informed me that in addition to the routine servicing they would be addressing a recall issue regarding the "low beam headlights". The invoice i received shows the work performed. Flash forward 4 years almost to the date, i wake in the morning to leave for work to see that neither of my low beam headlights are working. I called the dealership to get the issue resolved asap. While at the dealership later that day they looked the car over and come back with an estimate of $950 to fully replace both headlight assemblies based off the fact that there is power to the light sockets, but not to the bulbs. This seems to be an issue that would be very closely related to the issue the recall was issued for. Yet because they have performed the initial solution meet the recall resolution specifications, volkswagen is not required to do anything further. How is this possible? If a specified resolution to a safety recall issue fails, the manufacturer should be made to look further into a better resolution, at no charge to the consumer. It most certainly is nothing that i did that caused the issue. The problem wouldn't exist at all if the design by the manufacturer wasn't flawed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	119000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LINDSTROM, MN
VIN pattern	1VWBM7A39DCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	17/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

Last decoded VIN:

KMHKR81EFRU236931 WDB1290661F014848 WDD1760442J104417 KNADN511AG6654615 XW8AG2NH5NK112727 ADM2RD86PA4564259 PMHS3811SRN500912 VF3CC8HR0ET137090 SALAE25436A401986 W0VZT8EF3K1067445 WF0DXXGAKDDB53339 ZAREAEGN8J7572014

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2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?