# NHTSA recall 12V540000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V540000
- Manufacturer's number: 69i9/W6
- Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Reported: 2012\-11\-15
- Owners notified: 2013\-01\-09
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE\-INACTIVE
- Units potentially affected: 2471

## What is wrong

Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2012\-2013 Beetle vehicles, manufactured from February 2012, through August 2012, and equipped with leather sport seats.  If the right front passenger seat gets wet, the occupant control module may not properly detect the presence of a child restraint installed in the seat.


## What can happen

If the control module does not detect a child seat installed, the airbag will not turn off.  If the airbag does not turn off, in the event of a crash necessitating front airbag deployment, a child secured in the child seat may be at an increased risk for serious injury.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and replace the control modules, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin during January 2013.  Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1\-800\-822\-8987.


## Notes

Volkswagen's campaign recall number is 69i9/W6.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE](/makes/volkswagen/beetle/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE](/makes/volkswagen/beetle/2013/recalls.md)

## 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)

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