# NHTSA recall 09V244000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 09V244000
- Manufacturer's number: S6
- Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Reported: 2009\-07\-01
- Owners notified: 2009\-07\-31
- Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
- Units potentially affected: 18500

## What is wrong

VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 18,500 MY 2009 ROUTAN VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."  THE OWNER'S MANUAL WAS PRINTED WITHOUT THE FMVSS NO. 208 REQUIRED INFORMATION EXPLAINING THAT NO OBJECTS SHOULD BE PLACED OVER THE OR NEAR THE AIR BAG ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.


## What can happen

ANY SUCH OBJECTS COULD CAUSE INJURY TO THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO INFLATE.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL SEND AN OWNER'S MANUAL INSERT CONTAINING THE REQUIRED AIR BAG INFORMATION FOR OWNER INSTALLATION OR DEALERS WILL INSTALL IN THE EVENT THE OWNER PREFERS ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1\-800\-822\-8987.


## Notes

VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. S6.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN](/makes/volkswagen/routan/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-06\-26 to 2009\-04\-24.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [VWC0911](/bulletins/10253439.md), 2024-04-22, Service bulletin
- [TT971402](/bulletins/10252942.md), 2024-04-08, Service bulletin
- [TT911119](/bulletins/10252900.md), 2024-04-08, Service bulletin
- [TT911116](/bulletins/10252225.md), 2024-04-01, Service bulletin
- [TT910920](/bulletins/10252220.md), 2024-04-01, Service bulletin
- [VWP1322](/bulletins/10250686.md), 2024-02-26, Service bulletin
- [Edition34a](/bulletins/10243065.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [Edition42](/bulletins/10243052.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [Edition30](/bulletins/10243047.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [Edition53](/bulletins/10243044.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V244000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V244000)

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