6.5

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
11,000 miles

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problem #1

Jun 202018

Passat

  • 11,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Passat. While driving approximately 60 mph, the headlights did not illuminate bright enough. As a result, the contact drove over debris from a chair on the road. The failure recurred when the contact drove over tire debris that was abandoned on the road. The vehicle was damaged and was taken to D-patrick Volkswagen (812-473-6500, located at 200 N green river rd, evansville, in 47715) for repairs. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V389000 (exterior lighting). The same dealer was called and an appointment was schedule to repair the damage from the second failure as well as the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 11,000.

- Evansville, IN, USA