NHTSA Campaign 20V533000
AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL:CUSHION
NHTSA campaign 20V533000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: passenger side frontal: cushion. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 20V533000 with NHTSA on September 2, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V533000, NHTSA lists up to 1,829 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V533000 were scheduled from October 14, 2020, 42 days after the report.
20V533000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2020.
Owners of the model years 20V533000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V533000 ranks 176 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V533000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V533000 was 20V273000, reported on May 13, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2020 Passat vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag may have been folded incorrectly affecting its deployment force. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- An incorrectly folded air bag can deploy with too much force, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag, free of charge. The recall began October 14, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-888-241-2289. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69AY.
Reported September 2, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V533000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V533000, 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: September 2, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted