NHTSA Campaign 15V483000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 15V483000 covers 29 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 15V483000 with NHTSA on August 4, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V483000, NHTSA lists up to 415,825 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 26, 2010 and September 30, 2013.
The 15V483000 report reached NHTSA 22 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V483000 were scheduled from January 15, 2016, 164 days after the report.
15V483000 covers 7 models from Volkswagen, model years 2010–2014.
Owners of the model years 15V483000 covers have filed at least 1,793 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V483000 vehicles, the 2013 Volkswagen Passat has the most (382).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V483000 ranks 5 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V483000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V483000 was 14V667000, reported on October 24, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- 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.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported August 4, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V483000 (29)
Volkswagen (29)
- 2010 Volkswagen CC
- 2011 Volkswagen CC
- 2012 Volkswagen CC
- 2013 Volkswagen CC
- 2014 Volkswagen CC
- 2010 Volkswagen Eos
- 2011 Volkswagen Eos
- 2012 Volkswagen Eos
- 2013 Volkswagen Eos
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Volkswagen GTI
- 2012 Volkswagen GTI
- 2013 Volkswagen GTI
- 2014 Volkswagen GTI
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2014 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V483000, 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: August 4, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted