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2015 Volkswagen Passat

Model year 2015: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 28, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

7 recalls for the 2015 Volkswagen Passat in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

Dec 4, 2019. Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

NHTSA counts 226 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 7, 2011 to May 27, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-862

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 22, 2019. Exterior lighting: headlights

NHTSA counts 662,185 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Dec 23, 2010 to Oct 2, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-389

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 11, 2019. Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

NHTSA counts 119,394 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 14, 2013 to Oct 2, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-014

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 26, 2015. Engine and engine cooling: engine; service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum

NHTSA counts 91,867 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 17, 2014 to Aug 26, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-705

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 15, 2015. Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

NHTSA counts 62 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 18, 2015 to May 21, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-373

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 23, 2015. Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail

NHTSA counts 44,658 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Apr 7, 2014 to Nov 18, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-028

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 24, 2014. Seats

NHTSA counts 393 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 23, 2014 to Oct 9, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 14V-670

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

243 complaints to NHTSA, received from Dec 11, 2014 to Jul 24, 2026.

  • 11 complaints told of a crash, and 2 complaints of a fire.
  • Together they report 14 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA rated 1 version of the 2015 Volkswagen Passat: 5 stars overall.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2015 Volkswagen Passat, by the version NHTSA rated
VersionOverallFrontal crashSide crashRollover
Passat, 4 DR, FWD 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 5 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 10.7% chance of rolling over; no tip

NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.

Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it

  • Forward collision warning: no.
  • Lane departure warning: no.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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