20V533000
AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL:CUSHION
An incorrectly folded air bag can deploy with too much force, increasing the risk of injury.
2020 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
3 safety recall campaigns, 24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints24
Complaints citing a crash2
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
19V389000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Without the blocking cap, the headlight aim can be adjusted out of specification, reducing visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
19V218000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
In an event of a side impact crash, an incorrect side airbag may not deploy as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 4AIR BAGS
- 4UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 4ENGINE
- 2FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- 2STEERING
- 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.