2008 Volkswagen Passat air bags problems
32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2008 Volkswagen Passat — 19% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I received the call so I would like to know how I can contact you or when I could make an appointment to take my car thank you very much my car has lights on air bags brand I would love to bring my car as soon as possible thank you very much! *tr”
filed May 13, 2020
“I bought the car around mid-september 2019. I've been driving it since and just recently, I'd say december 9th, 2019 to be exact, got a letter in the mail saying my vehicle had a recall for the airbag. I went online to the car brands website and looked up my exact car to verify. Upon doing this, I…”
filed Dec 12, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause…Campaign 18V148000 · Mar 6, 2018
- Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause…Campaign 16V078000 · Feb 10, 2016
Air Bags problems in other Passat years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Passat | 5 | 11% |
| 2017 Passat | 28 | 26% |
| 2016 Passat | 25 | 24% |
| 2015 Passat | 88 | 36% |
| 2014 Passat | 353 | 60% |
| 2013 Passat | 381 | 51% |
| 2012 Passat | 295 | 61% |
| 2010 Passat | 45 | 28% |
| 2009 Passat | 12 | 8% |
| 2007 Passat | 106 | 40% |
| 2006 Passat | 148 | 26% |
| 2005 Passat | 4 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Volkswagen Passat
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.