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2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1628057
Internal NHTSA #	11290017
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2013
File date	19/12/19
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I attempted to enter my vehicle, but the driver side door would not open. The car was stationary. The temperature was below 30f. After finally getting in the car, i was not able to exit the car through the driver side door because it was still stuck. The car had been driven around 40 miles before getting to my destination. The car was stationary and not running while trying to get out. I could have become trapped in this vehicle in an emergency. I am not extremely mobile and had a lot of issues exiting the car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	83000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEWNAN, GA
VIN pattern	1VWCN7A34DCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	30/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
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Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
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Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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Dealer's telephone number
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Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?