Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1997 Volkswagen Passat

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
70
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
52
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

70 filed
1
Crashes
2
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    10
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    9
  • VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER Core
    9
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    4
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    4
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    4
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    3
  • Unknown OR Other
    3

Recalls

1 campaign
09E025000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2009-05-11

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

RiskDECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA00028·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES2000-12-28 → 2002-01-29

FUEL TANK PUNCTURE

Led to recall02V026000

PE00033·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES2000-08-10 → 2000-12-28

FUEL TANK PUNCTURE

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