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VW - Unintentional deployment of an airbag

Official notice

22 Mar 2016

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns VW - Unintentional deployment of an airbag. Unintentional deployment of an airbag Published 2016-03-22.

What to do now

On affected vehicles replace the airbag control module.

Units affected

11

Recall number

R-2016-028

Official notice

2016-03-22

The hazard

Unintentional deployment of an airbag

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

PASSAT

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Affected products

Product 1

VW PASSAT

Units affected

11

Risk / hazard

Unintentional deployment of an airbag

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Vw

Phone

Not provided

Brand: VW. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2016-028

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2016-028

Campaign number

69L4

Units affected

11

Classification

DVSA recall R-2016-028

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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