NHTSA Campaign 12V540000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 12V540000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 12V540000 with NHTSA on November 15, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V540000, NHTSA lists up to 2,471 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V540000 were scheduled from January 9, 2013, 55 days after the report.
12V540000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2012–2013.
Owners of the model years 12V540000 covers have filed at least 46 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V540000 vehicles, the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle has the most (34).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V540000 ranks 41 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V540000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 6 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 12V540000 was 11V580000, reported on December 6, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Beetle vehicles, manufactured from February 2012, through August 2012, and equipped with leather sport seats. If the right front passenger seat gets wet, the occupant control module may not properly detect the presence of a child restraint installed in the seat.
- The risk
- If the control module does not detect a child seat installed, the airbag will not turn off. If the airbag does not turn off, in the event of a crash necessitating front airbag deployment, a child secured in the child seat may be at an increased risk for serious injury.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and replace the control modules, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during January 2013. Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.
- Notes
- Volkswagen's campaign recall number is 69i9/W6.
Reported November 15, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V540000 (2)
Volkswagen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V540000, 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: November 15, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted