Audi A5 Cabriolet, Q5, S5 Cabriolet; Volkswagen CC and 4 more (2007-2014): Air bags
Recall 16V078000 · Feb 10, 2016 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
659,493
vehicles affected
659,493
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V078000
- Date
- Feb 10, 2016
- Maker
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 659,493
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal > Driver side > Inflator module
- Model years
- 2007-2014
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. Volkswagen issued an interim notification to owners on April 12, 2016, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Volkswagen will notify owners again once parts are available. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
Vehicles covered
8 models, 36 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Audi | A5 Cabriolet | 2010-2012 |
| Audi | Q5 | 2009-2012 |
| Audi | S5 Cabriolet | 2010-2012 |
| Volkswagen | CC | 2009-2014 |
| Volkswagen | Eos | 2012-2014 |
| Volkswagen | Golf | 2010-2014 |
| Volkswagen | Jetta Sportwagen | 2010-2014 |
| Volkswagen | Passat | 2007-2010, 2012-2014 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V078000?
8 models: Audi A5 Cabriolet (2010-2012), Audi Q5 (2009-2012), Audi S5 Cabriolet (2010-2012) and 5 more, about 659,493 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V078000?
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. Volkswagen issued an interim notification to owners on April 12, 2016, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Volkswagen will notify owners again once parts are available. Volkswagen.
What can happen?
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.