NHTSA Campaign 16V955000
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
NHTSA campaign 16V955000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: pretensioner. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 16V955000 with NHTSA on December 29, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V955000, NHTSA lists up to 5,947 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 27, 2016 and August 9, 2016.
The 16V955000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V955000 were scheduled from February 28, 2017, 61 days after the report.
16V955000 covers 6 models from Audi and Volkswagen, model years 2017–2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V955000 ranks 145 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V955000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the seat belts on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat belt pretensioners may not activate properly.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
Reported December 29, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V955000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V955000, 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 29, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted