1996 Volkswagen Passat 4-DR.
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Safety Ratings.
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars.
Frontal Crash
Side Crash
Rollover
Overall Side Star Rating
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
Driver
Passenger
Overall Side Pole Star Rating
Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.
Rollover Star Rating
The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.
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for 1996 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
1 Recalls
for 1996 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
18/09/2002
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V256000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IF SUCH FAILURES OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE AT NIGHT OR IN RAINY OR SNOWY WEATHER, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Campaign Number: 02V256000
Manufacture: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Summary
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.