Volkswagen Golf recall: Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Official safety recall 16V078000 published by NHTSA.
High risk
Contact an authorised dealer of the maker. Recall repairs are free of charge.
Affected vehicles
| Vehicle | Model year | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Eos | 2012 | United States |
| Volkswagen Eos | 2013 | United States |
| Volkswagen Eos | 2014 | United States |
| Volkswagen CC | 2011 | United States |
| Volkswagen CC | 2012 | United States |
| Volkswagen CC | 2013 | United States |
| Volkswagen CC | 2014 | United States |
| Audi Q5 | 2011 | United States |
| Audi Q5 | 2012 | United States |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2012 | United States |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2013 | United States |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2014 | United States |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2011 | United States |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2012 | United States |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2013 | United States |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2014 | United States |
The problem
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.
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 official 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.