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Volkswagen Routan Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 784 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Volkswagen Routan (2008–2014). The most-complained-about year is 2009.

8
safety recalls, all years
784
owner complaints, all years
2009
year with most recalls
2009
year with most complaints

Pick your Volkswagen Routan model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2014 Volkswagen Routan02
2013 Volkswagen Routan07
2012 Volkswagen Routan163
2011 Volkswagen Routan0175
2010 Volkswagen Routan2240
2009 Volkswagen Routan6294
2008 Volkswagen Routan03

What Volkswagen Routan owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 784 complaints with NHTSA. The 2009 model year has the most, with 294.

All Volkswagen Routan recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Volkswagen Routan, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive and air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 16V083000 Reported 1,037 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain model year 2009 Volkswagen Routan vehicles manufactured February 7, 2008, to August 28, 2008. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail.

    Remedy: VW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control unit, free of charge. The recall began April 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.

    Model years: 2009

  2. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 15V194000 Reported 20,676 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009 Routan vehicles manufactured June 25, 2008, to July 8, 2009, and 2010 Routan vehicles manufactured October 1, 2009, to August 11, 2010. This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should…

    Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch and key FOBs, free of charge. The recall began on June 23, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987.…

    Model years: 2009, 2010

  3. Ignition (electrical system)

    NHTSA 14V396000 Reported 18,526 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen of America, Inc.

    This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009…

    Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will modify the ignition switch, free of charge. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1- 800-822-8987. An interim notice was mailed to owners on August 29, 2014.…

    Model years: 2009

  4. Non-powered axle assembly (suspension)

    NHTSA 14V055000 Reported 130 vehicles potentially affected Freedom Motors, Inc.

    Freedom Motors Inc., (Freedom Motors) of Savaria Vehicle Group (formerly The Liberty Motor Company) is recalling one model year 2009 Volkswagen Routan and certain model year 2008-2010 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country wheelchair accessible vehicles modified by The Liberty Motor Company from February 2008 through January…

    Remedy: Freedom Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected axles, free of charge. The recall began on April 1, 2014. Owners can contact Freedom Motors at 1-800-561-9600. Freedom Motors' number for this…

    Model years: 2009

  5. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 12V147000 Reported 15 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC

    Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2012 routan vehicles, manufactured from november 15, 2011, through november 21, 2011. Some vehicles may be equipped with right rear hub and bearing assemblies that were not fully machined.

    Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the right rear hub and bearing assembly, free of charge. The safety recall began on april 20, 2012. Owners may contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.

    Model years: 2012

  6. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 11V151000 Reported 12,612 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC

    Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2010 routan vehicles manufactured from october 2009 through june 2010. Some vehicles may experience inadvertent ignition key displacement from the run to accessory position while driving causing the engine to shut off.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the win module free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during june 2011. Owners may contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.

    Model years: 2010

  7. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 10V252000 Reported 15,902 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC

    Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2009 routan vehicles manufactured from june 2008 through july 2009. These vehicles may have been built with an improper routed wire harness that may have a condition where the lower sliding door hinge bracket can make contact and wear through the wire insulation. Contact with a 12v power feed…

    Remedy: Volkswagen will inspect the sliding door wire track wire assembly and the sliding door power drive unit wire assembly for damage, repair/replace as necessary, tie strap the two harnesses together and route the…

    Model years: 2009

  8. Owners/service/other manual (equipment)

    NHTSA 09V244000 Reported 18,500 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC

    Volkswagen is recalling 18,500 my 2009 routan vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection." the owner's manual was printed without the FMVSS no. 208 required information explaining that no objects should be placed over the or near the air bag on the…

    Remedy: Dealers will send an owner's manual insert containing the required air bag information for owner installation or dealers will install in the event the owner prefers assistance from the dealer. The recall began on july…

    Model years: 2009

Other Volkswagen models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.