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VW - Volkswagen ag has established that on a few id.3 vehicles the front passenger airbag may not be securely bolted in place as intended.

Official notice

9 Mar 2023

Last checked

9 Mar 2023

Medium riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns VW - Volkswagen ag has established that on a few id.3 vehicles the front passenger airbag may not be securely bolted in place as intended.. Volkswagen ag has established that on a few id.3 vehicles the front passenger airbag may not be securely bolted in place as intended. Published 2023-03-09.

What to do now

The front passenger airbag is to be deactivated until this recall campaign is carried out. It must then be inspected and if necessary resecured.

Units affected

11

Recall number

R-2023-072

Official notice

2023-03-09

The hazard

Volkswagen ag has established that on a few id.3 vehicles the front passenger airbag may not be securely bolted in place as intended.

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Affected products

Product 1

VW ID.3

Units affected

11

Risk / hazard

Volkswagen ag has established that on a few id.3 vehicles the front passenger airbag may not be securely bolted in place as intended.

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

VW

Manufacturer

Vw

Phone

Not provided

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

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2023-072

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2023-072

Campaign number

69EX

Units affected

11

Classification

DVSA recall R-2023-072

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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