Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 6, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 363,713. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Volkswagen CC, 2010-2014 Golf, 2010-2014 Eos, 2007-2010 Passat Sedan and Wagon, and 2012-2014 Passat vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode 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 inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Q9. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.
27 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 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 Passat | 749 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 2012 Volkswagen CC | 230 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 Volkswagen Eos | 94 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 Volkswagen Golf | 48 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 Volkswagen Passat | 484 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2011 Volkswagen CC | 86 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 Volkswagen Eos | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 Volkswagen Golf | 110 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 Volkswagen CC | 242 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 Volkswagen Eos | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Volkswagen Golf | 70 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 Volkswagen Passat | 163 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Volkswagen CC | 136 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 Volkswagen Passat | 146 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| 2009 Volkswagen Passat Wagon | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Volkswagen Passat | 168 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2008 Volkswagen Passat Wagon | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Volkswagen Passat | 262 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 2007 Volkswagen Passat Wagon | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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 18V148000.
Full record for the 2014 Volkswagen CC → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →