Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 10, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 659,493. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. Volkswagen issued an interim notification to owners on April 12, 2016, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Volkswagen will notify owners again once parts are available. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
36 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Volkswagen CC | 80 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 Volkswagen Eos | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Volkswagen Golf | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 Volkswagen Passat | 594 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 2013 Volkswagen CC | 148 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2013 Volkswagen Eos | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Volkswagen Golf | 43 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 Volkswagen Passat | 749 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Audi Q5 | 168 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 Audi S5 Cabriolet | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Volkswagen CC | 230 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 Volkswagen Eos | 94 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 Volkswagen Golf | 48 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 Volkswagen Passat | 484 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Audi Q5 | 143 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Volkswagen CC | 86 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 Volkswagen Golf | 110 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Audi Q5 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 Audi S5 Cabriolet | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Volkswagen CC | 242 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 Volkswagen Golf | 70 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Volkswagen Passat | 163 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 Audi Q5 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 Volkswagen CC | 136 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 Volkswagen Passat | 146 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| 2008 Volkswagen Passat | 168 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2007 Volkswagen Passat | 262 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V078000.
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