NHTSA Campaign 19V535000

AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE

Issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported Jul 17, 2019 · 27,822 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Tiguan and CC vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.

Consequence

Deactivated air bags increases the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 25, 2019. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Z5.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
VOLKSWAGEN CC 2015 27,822
VOLKSWAGEN CC 2016 27,822
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 2015 27,822
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 2016 27,822

Source: NHTSA Campaign 19V535000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.