NHTSA Campaign 19V014000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 19V014000 covers 6 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 19V014000 with NHTSA on January 11, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 19V014000, NHTSA lists up to 119,394 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 11, 2015 and January 23, 2017.
The 19V014000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V014000 were scheduled from March 4, 2019, 52 days after the report.
19V014000 covers 3 models from Volkswagen, model years 2015–2017.
Owners of the model years 19V014000 covers have filed at least 110 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V014000 vehicles, the 2015 Volkswagen Passat has the most (88).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V014000 ranks 39 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 19V014000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V014000 was 18V836000, reported on November 27, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015 Passat, 2015-2016 Eos, 2015-2017 CC, 2016-2017 TT Roadster, TT Coupe, 2017 Audi R8 Coupe, and R8 Spyder 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 4, 2019. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298; Audi owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69S8 (Audi) and 69Y5 (Volkswagen).
Reported January 11, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V014000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V014000, 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: January 11, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted