Volkswagen 2024-10-30 Vehicles critical NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-24V834000
2017 Volkswagen Passat Recall
Issued October 30, 2024 · Volkswagen
In October 2024, Volkswagen recalled the 2017 Volkswagen Passat, a critical vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Beetle, Beetle Convertible, 2012-2014 Passat, 2017 Passat Wagon, and 2006-2007 Passat Sedan vehicles. The driver's side frontal air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2017 Volkswagen Passat only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Volkswagen to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Dealers will replace the driver's side front air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 4, 2024. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 69EG, 69GQ, and 69E6.
Recall details
- Brand
- Volkswagen
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- October 30, 2024
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-24V834000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Volkswagen has 87 recalls in our database, including 4 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 199th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2024.