# Transport Canada recall 2012389

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2012389
- Reported: 2012\-11\-15
- Component: Airbag
- Notification type: Safety TC
- Units potentially affected: 320

## What is wrong

Certain vehicles with leather sport seats may be equipped with an incorrectly coded Passenger Occupant Detection System Control Module in the front passenger location. If the seat gets wet, the control module may not properly detect a child car seat secured on the front passenger seat, and the front passenger airbag will not be deactivated as expected. In this case, the airbag light will remain off indicating that the passenger airbag is active. If, despite safety warnings and provincial regulations, a child was placed in a child car seat secured in the passenger front position, the active airbag could deploy in a crash causing potential injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the affected modules.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

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

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [V6919012010479\_17](/bulletins/11034621.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [DC\_VW\_CF\_Airbag](/bulletins/11030826.md), 2026-04-06, Other
- [SM 02 2025](/bulletins/11014943.md), 2025-03-05, Other
- [TT691302](/bulletins/10239799.md), 2023-07-31, Service bulletin
- [TT691301](/bulletins/10239798.md), 2023-07-31, Service bulletin
- [Rental](/bulletins/10239219.md), 2023-07-17, Service bulletin
- [V691901201047915](/bulletins/10231584.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin
- [Airbag](/bulletins/10213836.md), 2022-06-13, Service bulletin
- [TT171301](/bulletins/10212723.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin
- [VIN4APIN20211215](/bulletins/10205524.md), 2022-01-06, 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2012389](/v1/recalls/tc/2012389)

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