NHTSA recall 18V247000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 18V247000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 69Q8 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2018-04-18 |
| Owners notified | 2018-04-30 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 71335 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 3 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2019-10-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 71335 |
| Reported remedied | 8229 (11%) |
| Reported unreachable | 6 |
| Reported removed | 3442 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 3, 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.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2007 Volkswagen Passat sedan and wagon 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 driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on April 30, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Q8. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-079.
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.
| 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT | Built 2005-02-15 to 2006-11-03. |
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| 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT | Built 2005-02-15 to 2006-11-03. |
| 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON | Built 2005-07-05 to 2006-11-17. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON | Built 2005-07-05 to 2006-11-17. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
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. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SA-97U3-A | 2011-06-23. Service bulletin. 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 |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.