# NHTSA recall 18V148000 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: 18V148000 - Manufacturer's number: 69Q9 - Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. - Reported: 2018\-03\-06 - Owners notified: 2018\-03\-16 - Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE - Units potentially affected: 363713 ## What is wrong Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2009\-2014 Volkswagen CC, 2010\-2014 Golf, 2010\-2014 Eos, 2007\-2010 Passat Sedan and Wagon, and 2012\-2014 Passat vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode. ## What can happen In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death. ## The remedy Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Q9. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V\-078. ## Notes 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. ## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported - Report: Quarterly report 8, for 2019 quarter 4 - Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-01\-28 - Vehicles in the campaign: 363713 - Reported remedied: 204423 \(56%\) - Reported unreachable: 7003 - Reported removed: 64809 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19. ## Vehicles this campaign lists - 2009 VOLKSWAGEN CC. Built 2008\-06\-26 to 2011\-12\-02. - 2010 VOLKSWAGEN CC. Built 2008\-05\-14 to 2011\-12\-24. - 2011 VOLKSWAGEN CC. Built 2008\-05\-14 to 2011\-12\-24. - [2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC](/makes/volkswagen/cc/2012/recalls.md). Built 2008\-05\-14 to 2011\-12\-24. - 2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC. Built 2012\-01\-19 to 2014\-06\-04. - [2014 VOLKSWAGEN CC](/makes/volkswagen/cc/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-19 to 2014\-06\-04. - [2010 VOLKSWAGEN EOS](/makes/volkswagen/eos/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-29 to 2010\-08\-14. - [2011 VOLKSWAGEN EOS](/makes/volkswagen/eos/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-29 to 2010\-08\-14. - [2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS](/makes/volkswagen/eos/2012/recalls.md). Built 2010\-12\-02 to 2014\-05\-31. - [2013 VOLKSWAGEN EOS](/makes/volkswagen/eos/2013/recalls.md). Built 2010\-12\-02 to 2014\-05\-31. - [2014 VOLKSWAGEN EOS](/makes/volkswagen/eos/2014/recalls.md). Built 2010\-12\-02 to 2014\-05\-31. - [2010 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF](/makes/volkswagen/golf/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-17 to 2013\-10\-30. - [2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF](/makes/volkswagen/golf/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-17 to 2013\-10\-30. - [2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF](/makes/volkswagen/golf/2012/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-17 to 2013\-10\-30. - [2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF](/makes/volkswagen/golf/2013/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-17 to 2013\-10\-30. - [2014 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF](/makes/volkswagen/golf/2014/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-17 to 2013\-10\-30. - [2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-11\-02 to 2009\-05\-27. - [2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-11\-02 to 2009\-05\-27. - [2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-11\-02 to 2009\-05\-27. - [2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2010/recalls.md). Built 2006\-11\-02 to 2009\-05\-27. - [2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2012/recalls.md). Built 2010\-12\-23 to 2014\-07\-25. - [2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2013/recalls.md). Built 2010\-12\-23 to 2014\-07\-25. - [2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2014/recalls.md). Built 2010\-12\-23 to 2014\-07\-25. - [2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-11\-02 to 2009\-05\-13. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-11\-02 to 2009\-05\-13. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-11\-02 to 2009\-05\-13. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON](/makes/volkswagen/passat/2010/recalls.md). Built 2006\-11\-02 to 2009\-05\-13. Listed as a series or trim of this model. ## Investigated as EA15001 This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected. - EA15001: Engineering analysis, opened 2015\-02\-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V148000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V148000/investigations) ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [VWTakataSDI](/bulletins/10175600.md), 2020-06-04, Service bulletin - [SA\-97U3\-A](/bulletins/10038595.md), 2011-06-23, 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/18V148000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V148000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2018V148000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F18V148000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2018V148000)