2007 Volkswagen Eos Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2007 Volkswagen Eos. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS
12
2crashes1injuries
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
ENGINE
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
POWER TRAIN
2
Total complaints54

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“My daughter was driving on the freeway to work around 5am when her sunroof burst onto thousands of pieces. She stated "it sound like a massive explosion and scared her causing her to swerve her car." thank god it was early in the morning, on a weekend, and with minimal traffic on the road. She was…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2024-08-31

“My daughter was driving on the freeway to work around 5am when her sunroof burst onto thousands of pieces. She stated "it sound like a massive explosion and scared her causing her to swerve her car." thank god it was early in the morning, on a weekend, and with minimal traffic on the road. She was…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2024-08-31

“I have contacted vw and brought vehicle in for airbag module light. Code 01218 due to passenger seat airbag. Was told it wasn’t repairable. Isn’t this a safety issue? I thought all airbags were covered under the life of the vehicle?”

AIR BAGS · reported 2022-08-29

“Took vehicle in today to tracy volkswagen in tracy california to fix my airbag light that came on for passenger side seat airbag. They said there were unable to repair the issue cause volkswagen discontinued the part. So they said to me that ecs tuning has the part available and they could install…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2021-05-13

“Air bag light came on and will not turn off. 1218 code regarding passenger side airbag igniter. Don't feel safe driving with my kids sitting I the front seat with this safety light on.”

AIR BAGS · reported 2021-05-08

“Tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen eos. The contact stated while driving 15 mph, the vehicle made a loud sound and white smoke emerged from the exhaust pipe. The contact stated while pulling over to the side of the road, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated she waited 30 minutes to restart…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER · reported 2020-10-01

“Tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen eos. The contact stated the air bag warning light remained illuminated after start-up. The contact was concerned for her safety and had the vehicle taken to car pros vw of san bernardino dealer, (1600 s, cam real, san bernardino, ca 92408) to be diagnosed.…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2019-11-28

“-air bag - repeated sensor failure, which are disabling the air safety system. - failure of the red led dash display (the red display boards have a history of failure due to 4 defective solder on the circuit board) which makes the operator unaware that doors are not closed and latched, so that the…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2019-05-01
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2007 Volkswagen Eos as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.