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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)
TypeOther
NHTSA id11030826
Published by NHTSA2026-04-06
Manufacturer's numberDC_VW_CF_Airbag
Manufacturer's date2026-03-02
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used vehicles.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Air bags

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN ARTEON2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN CC2011
VOLKSWAGEN CC2012
VOLKSWAGEN CC2013
VOLKSWAGEN CC2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
VOLKSWAGEN EOS2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ALLTRACK2017, 2018, 2019
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2013
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2021 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2016 to 2024
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2025
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2026
VOLKSWAGEN ID. BUZZ2025
VOLKSWAGEN ID.42021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HYBRID2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN TAOS2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN LIMITED2018
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG HYBRID2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
25V8540002025-12-10. AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
20246492024-10-30. Airbag
24V8340002024-10-30. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20244952024-08-28. Airbag
24V6430002024-08-28. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
24V4640002024-06-20. AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
20243542024-06-19. Airbag
20244852024-05-29. Airbag
23V6710002023-10-04. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
20231832023-03-29. Airbag

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
VOS-26-522026-10-06. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct airbag basic settings programming.
V6919012010479_172026-07-07. Service bulletin. Inquiries
VOS-26-282026-05-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0015: J706 - Seat occupied recognition (PODs Module) Basic Setting communication with the airbag control module -J234 has failed.
VOS-26-272026-05-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue Airbag 0015 Perform initial operation Software configuration error: The component protection is not supported for the system airbag.
VOS-26-252026-05-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue Airbag 0015 Perform initial operation Software configuration error: The component protection is not supported for the system airbag.
VOS-26-232026-05-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue with Airbag - J706 - Seat Occupant Detection System Control Module Basic Setting error message ODS5001E & ODS5003E.
Dealer 69MJ2025-08-05. Service campaign. An incorrect EPROM component with lower bytes memory density may have been installed in some airbag control modules. This could cause the airbag indicator light on the instrument panel to come on. To address this issue, dealers will replace the airbag control module in the affected vehicles.
Circular 69MJ2025-08-05. Service campaign. An incorrect EPROM component with lower bytes memory density may have been installed in some airbag control modules. This could cause the airbag indicator light on the instrument panel to come on. To address this issue, dealers will replace the airbag control module in the affected vehicles.
VOS 25 182025-03-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: This hotfix is for multiple vehicles for airbag module programming issues.
VOS 25 162025-03-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: This is for: The ID.4 Basic Settings test plan for DA 0015 (Airbag Module) During the test it will stop during the test plan and say: The following function could not be performed: Basic setting, Inertial sensor system End of test.