NHTSA Campaign 09V484000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 09V484000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V484000 with NHTSA on December 18, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V484000, NHTSA lists up to 6,054 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 25, 2008 and June 4, 2009.
The 09V484000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V484000 were scheduled from January 22, 2010, 35 days after the report.
09V484000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 09V484000 covers have filed at least 16 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V484000 ranks 37 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V484000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 6 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 09V484000 was 06V454000, reported on November 30, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 Q5 PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 25, 2008 AND JUNE 4, 2009. A LEFT AND/OR RIGHT A-PILLAR TRIM COVER CLIP MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY, ALLOWING THE A-PILLAR TRIM TO BECOME LOOSE WHEN THE SIDEGUARD HEAD PROTECTION AIRBAGS DEPLOY DURING A CRASH.
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENS, A LOOSE TRIM PIECE COULD INJURE THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE.
- The fix
- VOLKSWAGEN WILL INSPECT THE CLIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT A-PILLAR COVERS AND REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-253-2834.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN SAFETY RECALL NO. 70D4/J6.
Reported December 18, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V484000 (1)
Audi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V484000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 18, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted