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Service bulletin SA-97U3-A

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10038595
Published by NHTSA2011-06-23
Manufacturer's numberSA-97U3-A
Manufacturer's date2013-01-10
ReplacesSA-97U3
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA's summary

VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. RESISTANCE IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO TURN ON EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *RM UPDATED 4/9/13. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Air bags, Electrical system, Air bag inflator, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN EOS2006
VOLKSWAGEN EOS2007
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2006, 2007
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2006, 2007
VOLKSWAGEN R322006 to 2007
VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT2006, 2007

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
24V8340002024-10-30. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
18V2470002018-04-18. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
18V1480002018-03-06. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
16V0790002016-02-10. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
16V0780002016-02-10. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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