NHTSA recall 15V627000
Air Bags · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Details
What's wrong: Volkswagen group of america, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Jetta vehicles manufactured September 8, 2014, to November 28, 2014, Golf vehicles manufactured April 2, 2014, to December 3, 2014, and E-golf vehicles manufactured July 26, 2014, to October 18, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped a passenger occupant detection system (pods) that may have been manufactured improperly. As a…
Why it matters: In the event of a crash, if the front passenger seat occupant is incorrectly classified or non-detected, the passenger frontal air bag may deploy improperly or not at all, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
The fix: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pods control module, free of charge. The recall began on November 20, 2015.
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All model years NHTSA lists
2015 Volkswagen E-Golf, 2015 Volkswagen Golf, 2015 Volkswagen Jetta.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 15V627000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.