NHTSA Campaign 19V014000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported Jan 11, 2019 · 119,394 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015 Passat, 2015-2016 Eos, 2015-2017 CC, 2016-2017 TT Roadster, TT Coupe, 2017 Audi R8 Coupe, and R8 Spyder vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.

Consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 4, 2019. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298; Audi owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69S8 (Audi) and 69Y5 (Volkswagen).

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AUDI R8 SPYDER 2017 119,394
AUDI TT ROADSTER 2016 119,394
AUDI TT ROADSTER 2017 119,394
VOLKSWAGEN CC 2015 119,394
VOLKSWAGEN CC 2016 119,394
VOLKSWAGEN CC 2017 119,394
VOLKSWAGEN EOS 2015 119,394
VOLKSWAGEN EOS 2016 119,394
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2015 119,394

Source: NHTSA Campaign 19V014000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.