NHTSA recall 20V533000
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 | 20V533000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 69AY |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2020-09-02 |
| Owners notified | 2020-10-14 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL:CUSHION |
| Units potentially affected | 1829 |
| Part numbers | 561.880.204.D |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1829 |
| Reported remedied | 1725 (94%) |
| Reported unreachable | 2 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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 2020 Passat vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag may have been folded incorrectly affecting its deployment force. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What can happen
An incorrectly folded air bag can deploy with too much force, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag, free of charge. The recall began October 14, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-888-241-2289. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69AY.
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.
| 2020 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT |
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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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| V6919012010479_17 | 2026-07-07. Service bulletin. Inquiries |
|---|---|
| DC_VW_CF_Airbag | 2026-04-06. Other. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used vehicles. |
| VOS-25-04 | 2025-02-06. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication for the airbag control module. For trouble code DTC B10001B. Driver airbag igniter resistance too high -N95 |
| VOS-24-129 | 2024-12-05. Service bulletin. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication for the airbag control module. For trouble code DTC B10001B. Driver airbag igniter resistance too high -N95 |
| V691901201047915 | 2023-03-06. Service bulletin. VW contact when reporting a Airbag or Pyrotechnic safety belt deployment. Update to model year applicability. |
| Airbag | 2022-06-13. Service bulletin. Airbag Issues. |
| V001809-2053065 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. Additional Safety Inquiry and Reporting instruction. |
| V001808-2053065 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. Additional Safety Inquiry and Reporting instruction. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.