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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 2V8HW64X59R550586 · Checked Oct 5, 2026
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2V8HW64X59R•••••• 2009 Volkswagen ROUTAN

This build is quieter than most: 3 complaints against 6 for the average 2009 Volkswagen ROUTAN build.

3on this build
254on the model
43builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reported Electrical System 1 Structure 1 Air Bags 1 Steering 1

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Air Bags crash Nov 2016
The contact owns a 2009 volkswagen routan. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The driver was shaken up and was taken to the emergency room for medical attention. The vehicle was damaged and towed to a…
Steering Feb 2018
We were driving the vehicle when all of the sudden it stalled! There is no check light on and when it does this we lost all power breaking and steering. This almost happened to us around an elevated corner luckily we had just past the curve when we lost all power. In reading…
Electrical System Jun 2014
I've had the vw routan since 2010 - purchased it with 6,000 miles on it. It's a sel so it's auto-everything. In the past 12-16 months both the left and right passenger auto doors stopped working due to a wiring issue. (2 separate incidents; $300 each repair). Today, my left…

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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 2V8HW64X59R550586 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.