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NHTSA campaign15V483000

Recall 15V483000: Air Bags

Reported Aug 4, 2015Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.1 catalog make

Component recorded by NHTSA

Air Bags › Frontal

Campaign summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Volkswagen CC, and Passat, 2010-2013 Eos, 2011-2014 Golf, GTI, Jetta, and Tiguan, and 2012-2014 Jetta Sportwagen vehicles. In the affected vehicles, debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring, a spiral wound, flat cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned. This contamination may tear the cable and result in a loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag.

Consequence

A loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag will prevent the air bag from deploying in the event of a vehicle crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy in the source record

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cover over the steering wheel clock spring if the air bag light is off. If the airbag light is on and the steering wheel clock spring requires replacement, dealers will install a new steering wheel clock spring. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987.

Confirm current remedy eligibility, parts availability, and completion status with NHTSA, the manufacturer, or an authorized dealer.

Catalog coverage

Vehicle pages represented here

29 pages

This list reflects vehicle pages in MyRecallCheck, not necessarily the campaign's full affected population or every affected product. Use the official VIN lookup for applicability.

YearMakeModel
2010VolkswagenCC
2011VolkswagenCC
2012VolkswagenCC
2013VolkswagenCC
2014VolkswagenCC
2010VolkswagenEOS
2011VolkswagenEOS
2012VolkswagenEOS
2013VolkswagenEOS
2011VolkswagenGolf
2012VolkswagenGolf
2013VolkswagenGolf
2014VolkswagenGolf
2011VolkswagenGTI
2012VolkswagenGTI
2013VolkswagenGTI
2014VolkswagenGTI
2011VolkswagenJetta
2012VolkswagenJetta
2013VolkswagenJetta
2014VolkswagenJetta
2010VolkswagenPassat
2012VolkswagenPassat
2013VolkswagenPassat
2014VolkswagenPassat
2011VolkswagenTiguan
2012VolkswagenTiguan
2013VolkswagenTiguan
2014VolkswagenTiguan

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