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Campaign 16V083000

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ID: #16V083000 MFR: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

What This Recall Means

Component

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

What Happened
Your vehicle's air bag control unit, which helps deploy the air bags in a crash, might be corroded and not working properly.
Risk if Unfixed
If this part fails, the air bags might not deploy when you need them to, which could lead to serious injury. In some cases, the air bags might even deploy unexpectedly, causing a crash.

How to Get This Fixed

Free Fix
Volkswagen will replace the faulty air bag control unit at no cost to you, and they'll notify you when it's time to bring your vehicle in for the repair.

Affected Vehicles

2009 VOLKSWAGEN Routan

Is YOUR vehicle affected?

This page lists the models and model years named in NHTSA campaign #16V083000. Matching a model and year on this list does not prove an individual vehicle is affected — some vehicles in an affected model year are never part of the recall population. The authoritative way to know is a VIN check against NHTSA's own records.

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