2007 Volkswagen Passat defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2007 Volkswagen Passat. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Engine Compartment Fire
  Engineering Analysis EA11002 · opened Jan 26, 2011 · closed Feb 17, 2012

  In July 2010, the Agency opened PE10-027 to investigate allegations of coil on plug (COP) ignition coil fires in MY2002-2003 VW Passat vehicles.The investigation was upgraded in January 2011 to include all MY2001-2007 4-cylinder VW Passat, gasoline, turbo-charged vehicles.Based on the analysis of VW's response, and inc…