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NHTSA Campaign 15V483000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported Aug 4, 2015 · 415,825 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
VOLKSWAGEN CC 2010 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN CC 2011 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN CC 2012 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN CC 2013 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN CC 2014 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN EOS 2010 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN EOS 2011 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN EOS 2012 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN EOS 2013 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2011 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2012 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2013 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2014 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2011 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2012 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2013 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2014 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2011 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2012 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2013 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2014 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2010 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2012 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2013 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2014 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 2011 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 2012 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 2013 415,825
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 2014 415,825

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V483000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.