NHTSA Campaign 18V537000
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V537000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: air bag/restraint control module. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 18V537000 with NHTSA on August 20, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V537000, NHTSA lists up to 9,685 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 17, 2016 and August 18, 2017.
The 18V537000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V537000 were scheduled from September 14, 2018, 25 days after the report.
18V537000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2018.
Owners of the model years 18V537000 covers have filed at least 100 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V537000 ranks 125 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V537000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V537000 was 18V427000, reported on June 22, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas vehicles. During production, the air conditioning system drain tube may have been twisted, causing water to drain into the air bag control module.
- The risk
- The wet air bag control module may result in an unintentional deployment of the air bags, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air conditioning drain tube, and if it is twisted, the drain tube and air bag control module will be replaced, free of charge. Some of the affected vehicles have had their drain tube previously replaced but did not receive a new air bag control module; the airbag control module will be replaced in these vehicles. The recall began September 14, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 87F9.
Reported August 20, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V537000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V537000, 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 20, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted