NHTSA Campaign 18V247000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V247000 covers 2 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 18V247000 with NHTSA on April 18, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V247000, NHTSA lists up to 71,335 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 15, 2005 and November 3, 2006.
The 18V247000 report reached NHTSA 11 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V247000 were scheduled from April 30, 2018, 12 days after the report.
18V247000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 18V247000 covers have filed at least 254 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V247000 vehicles, the 2006 Volkswagen Passat has the most (148).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V247000 ranks 59 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V247000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V247000 was 18V148000, reported on March 6, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2007 Volkswagen Passat sedan and wagon 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 driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on April 30, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Q8. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-079.
Reported April 18, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V247000 (2)
Volkswagen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V247000, 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: April 18, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted