- Vehicles
- 119,394
- Built between
- Nov 2013 – Feb 2017
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 4 March 2019
- Repaired
- 79%
- Unrepaired
- 18,332
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2013 and February 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017 Audi R8 SpyderBuilt November 2016 to February 2017
- 2016-2017 Audi TT RoadsterBuilt May 2015 to January 2017
- 2015-2017 Volkswagen CCBuilt May 2014 to November 2016
- 2015-2016 Volkswagen EOSBuilt May 2014 to July 2015
- 2015 Volkswagen PassatBuilt November 2013 to October 2015
Repair progress
18,332 of 119,394 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2020.
79% repaired — 93,760 of 119,394 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 2,363
- Scrapped or exported
- 4,939
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015 Passat, 2015-2016 Eos, 2015-2017 CC, 2016-2017 TT Roadster, TT Coupe, 2017 Audi R8 Coupe, and R8 Spyder vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
What could happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 4, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2013 to February 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 January 2019
- Owners notified4 March 2019
- Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 79% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 January 2019.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298; Audi owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69S8 (Audi) and 69Y5 (Volkswagen).
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 69S8/69Y5
- Recalling manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.