NHTSA Campaign 18V148000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V148000 covers 24 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 18V148000 with NHTSA on March 6, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V148000, NHTSA lists up to 363,713 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 2, 2006 and May 13, 2009.
The 18V148000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V148000 were scheduled from March 16, 2018, 10 days after the report.
18V148000 covers 5 models from Volkswagen, model years 2007–2014.
Owners of the model years 18V148000 covers have filed at least 1,826 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V148000 vehicles, the 2013 Volkswagen Passat has the most (382).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V148000 ranks 6 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V148000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V148000 was 18V102000, reported on February 9, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Volkswagen CC, 2010-2014 Golf, 2010-2014 Eos, 2007-2010 Passat Sedan and Wagon, and 2012-2014 Passat vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Q9. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.
Reported March 6, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V148000 (24)
Volkswagen (24)
- 2009 Volkswagen CC
- 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
- 2014 Volkswagen Eos
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf
- 2007 Volkswagen Passat
- 2008 Volkswagen Passat
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V148000, 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: March 6, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted