Audi / Volkswagen recall: Air bags
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
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 fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Audi A5 Cabriolet 2010–2012
- Audi Q5 2009–2012
- Audi S5 Cabriolet 2010–2012
- Volkswagen Cc 2009–2014
- Volkswagen Eos 2012–2014
- Volkswagen Golf 2010–2014
- Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen 2010–2014
- Volkswagen Passat 2007–2010, 2012–2014
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V078000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Feb 10, 2016
- Owners notified
- Mar 10, 2017
- Vehicles or items affected
- 659,493
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- –
- Part
- Air bags › Frontal › Driver side › Inflator module
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Air bags Jan 11, 2019
- Volkswagen recall: Unknown or other May 16, 2018
- Volkswagen recall: Air bags Mar 6, 2018
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Electronic stability control (esc) Dec 20, 2016
- Volkswagen recall: Air bags Aug 4, 2015
- Volkswagen recall: Unknown or other May 5, 2021
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.