NHTSA Campaign 20V785000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 20V785000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 20V785000 with NHTSA on December 16, 2020; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 20V785000, NHTSA lists up to 105,652 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V785000 were scheduled from March 19, 2021, 93 days after the report.
20V785000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2012–2014.
Owners of the model years 20V785000 covers have filed at least 61 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V785000 vehicles, the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle has the most (34).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V785000 ranks 42 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V785000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V785000 was 20V533000, reported on September 2, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Volkswagen Beetle and Beetle Convertible vehicles. 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 frontal air bag, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69BC.
Reported December 16, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V785000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V785000, 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 16, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted