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Volkswagen Passat (2006 – 2017)

airbag injury

28/02/2025

Reason for the recall:

The propellant can deteriorate due to high humidity and temperature variations. In the event of an accident in which the front airbag is deployed, this could result in fragments from the inflator housing coming loose and injuring the vehicle’s occupants.

The Volkswagen Passat vehicles affected by this recall were fitted with Takata airbags and manufactured between 30 May 2008 and 13 August 2014.

Volkswagen recall code: 69EJ (69AF)
Affected models: Eos, Golf, Passat, Passat CC, Polo, Sharan
Vehicle numbers (worldwide): 142,672

Update 19. 4. 2024
Affected models: Eos, Golf, Golf Plus, Golf Cabrio, Sharan, Passat CC, Passat, Polo, Fox, Vivo Classic, Crafter
Production period: 1. 8. 2007 – 21. 5. 2014
Vehicle numbers (worldwide): 225,501

Update 20. 9. 2024
Affected models: Eos, Golf, Golf Variant, Passat, Polo, Sharan, Tiguan, T6, Crafter, Passat CC, Transporter
Production period: 2006 – 2017
Vehicle numbers (worldwide): 280,431

Update 28. 2. 2025
Affected models: Beetle, New Beetle, EOS, Fox, Golf + Cabrio + Plus, Passat B6 + B7 + CC, Polo Vivo
Production period: 2004 – 2018
Vehicle numbers (worldwide): 182,785

Source: Rapex Alert 32/2023 A12/01809/23
Source: Rapex Alert 16/2024 A12/00923/24
Source: Rapex Alert 38/2024 A12/02703/24
Source: Rapex Alert 9/2025 SR/00793/25

Type of alert	Serious
Production period	2006 - 2017
Risk	Injury
Type/number of model	7N, 3CC, AU, 3C, 1K, 6R, 1F e12007/460401, e12001/116046803, e12007/46062300, e12001/1160307, e12001/116024200, e12001/1160510, e12001/1160349*
Country of origin	Germany
Alert submitted by	Germany
Measures taken by economic operators	Recall of the product from end users
Products were found and measures were taken also in	See the source
Published by Rapex	08/11/2023

This notification is purely informative for the vehicle type you have selected. As these deficiencies often relate to specific components (engine type, bodywork, equipment), the recall may not apply to all vehicles of this type. For more detailed information on possible recalls for your vehicle, please get in touch with an authorised workshop (see below at "What the owner should do?").

What should an owner do if there's a recall?

Please note that the recall may not apply to all vehicles produced in a given period. If you think your car might be affected, you should immediately contact a Volkswagen dealer or workshop officially authorised to perform repairs on behalf of the manufacturer and ask for the details. You can use our sample request text. After reporting the vehicle's VIN code, you will find out if the defect is present on your car, or if it has already been resolved by the previous owner if the car was purchased second-hand.

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