NHTSA Campaign 19V862000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 19V862000 covers 11 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 19V862000 with NHTSA on December 4, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V862000, NHTSA lists up to 226 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 16, 2010 and October 2, 2013.
The 19V862000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V862000 were scheduled from December 20, 2019, 16 days after the report.
19V862000 covers 3 models from Volkswagen and Audi, model years 2011–2015.
Owners of the model years 19V862000 covers have filed at least 1,216 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V862000 vehicles, the 2013 Volkswagen Passat has the most (382).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V862000 ranks 221 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 19V862000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V862000 was 19V547000, reported on July 24, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2015 Passat, 2011-2014 Golf A6, and 2011-2013 Audi A3 diesel vehicles, thought to have been previously repaired under one of the Takata air bag recalls. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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 driver's side air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began December 20, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 69R6, 69Q8, 69Q9, and 69Y5.
Reported December 4, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V862000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V862000, 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 4, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted