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2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1662933
Internal NHTSA #	11325904
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2013
File date	24/05/20
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Yesterday morning my car notified me to check my left low beam. After looking at it i noticed that i was out. I went over to a parts store and bought the bulb. I replaced it, and worked after wiggling it around. This morning i turn on my car to the same notification on my car. I walk out and notice that the bulb is out again. I open the hood of my car and notice a little smoke coming from the low beam area. When i had pulled out the low beam base with the bulb still attached some smoke was coming out of the contacts. After some research i have seen many people have had this exact issue and turns out that the module melts the contacts of the socket, resulting in losing connection. I
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	83500
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	PINEBROOK, NJ
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.
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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.

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2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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