NHTSA Campaign 15V627000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 15V627000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 15V627000 with NHTSA on October 7, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V627000, NHTSA lists up to 993 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 8, 2014 and November 28, 2014.
The 15V627000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V627000 were scheduled from November 20, 2015, 44 days after the report.
15V627000 covers 3 models from Volkswagen, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V627000 covers have filed at least 21 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V627000 vehicles, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf has the most (21).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V627000 ranks 190 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V627000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V627000 was 15V483000, reported on August 4, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Jetta vehicles manufactured September 8, 2014, to November 28, 2014, Golf vehicles manufactured April 2, 2014, to December 3, 2014, and E-Golf vehicles manufactured July 26, 2014, to October 18, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped a Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) that may have been manufactured improperly. As a result, the front passenger seat occupant may be improperly classified or may not be detected.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, if the front passenger seat occupant is incorrectly classified or non-detected, the passenger frontal air bag may deploy improperly or not at all, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PODS control module, free of charge. The recall began on November 20, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswgen's number for this recall is 69L6.
Reported October 7, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V627000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V627000, 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: October 7, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted