Volkswagen E-GOLF, Golf, Jetta (2015): Air bags
Recall 15V627000 · Oct 7, 2015 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
993
vehicles affected
993
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V627000
- Date
- Oct 7, 2015
- Maker
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 993
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal > Sensor/control module-inactive
- Model years
- 2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Jetta vehicles manufactured September 8, 2014, to November 28, 2014, Golf vehicles manufactured April 2, 2014, to December 3, 2014, and E-Golf vehicles manufactured July 26, 2014, to October 18, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped a Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) that may have been manufactured improperly. As a result, the front passenger seat occupant may be improperly classified or may not be detected.
What can happen
In the event of a crash, if the front passenger seat occupant is incorrectly classified or non-detected, the passenger frontal air bag may deploy improperly or not at all, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PODS control module, free of charge. The recall began on November 20, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswgen's number for this recall is 69L6.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 3 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen | E-Golf | 2015 |
| Volkswagen | Golf | 2015 |
| Volkswagen | Jetta | 2015 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V627000?
3 models: Volkswagen E-Golf (2015), Volkswagen Golf (2015), Volkswagen Jetta (2015), about 993 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V627000?
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PODS control module, free of charge. The recall began on November 20, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswgen's number for this recall is 69L6.
What can happen?
In the event of a crash, if the front passenger seat occupant is incorrectly classified or non-detected, the passenger frontal air bag may deploy improperly or not at all, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
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.