# NHTSA recall 14V125000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 14V125000
- Manufacturer's number: 94G8/7V
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2014\-03\-17
- Owners notified: 2014\-05\-13
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 150201

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain model year 2012\-2013 Passat vehicles manufactured January 2011 through November 2012.  In the affected vehicles, the low beam headlight bulb may become loose and lose electrical contact.


## What can happen

A loss of low beam headlights may reduce the driver's visibility and increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen notified owners, and dealers will replace the bulb holder, free of charge.  The recall began in May 2014.  Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1\-800\-822\-8987. Volkswagens recall number associated with this campaign is 94G8/7V.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-10\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 150201
- Reported remedied: 130837 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 859
- Reported removed: 38

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-01 to 2012\-11\-30.
- [2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-01 to 2012\-11\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [941403](/bulletins/10253215.md), 2024-04-15, Service bulletin
- [941402](/bulletins/10253214.md), 2024-04-15, Service bulletin
- [941401](/bulletins/10253213.md), 2024-04-15, Service bulletin
- [V941402 2011521](/bulletins/10124287.md), 2017-12-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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