Volkswagen Passat 2015 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury
Volkswagen is recalling 2015 Passat vehicles with driver's side air bag inflators that may explode due to propellant degradation, risking serious injury or death. Owners must have the inflators replaced free of charge.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Volkswagen is recalling 2015 Passat vehicles with driver's side air bag inflators that may explode due to propellant degradation. This could cause serious injury or death to drivers or passengers. Affected vehicles were sold between 2012 and 2015. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1248789-volkswagen-passat-2015-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1248789-volkswagen-passat-2015-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury · Updated October 5, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #19V862000
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“Volkswagen Passat 2015 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1248789-volkswagen-passat-2015-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury. Based on NHTSA recall #19V862000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=19V862000).
Why it’s dangerous
The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation caused by long-term exposure to high humidity, high temperatures, and temperature changes. This explosion can send sharp metal fragments toward the driver or passengers, causing serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2015 Volkswagen Passat vehicles with driver's side air bags are affected. Drivers and passengers are at risk if the air bag inflator explodes.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2015 Volkswagen Passat has a driver's side air bag inflator marked with recall numbers 69R6, 69Q8, 69Q9, or 69Y5. The recall began December 20, 2019, and applies to vehicles sold between 2012 and 2015.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Volkswagen
Call Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834 to schedule a replacement.
Get Replacement Inflator
Dealers will replace the driver's side air bag inflator free of charge once you contact customer service.
What NHTSA says to do
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's side air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began December 20, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 69R6, 69Q8, 69Q9, and 69Y5.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 8 months.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Recall began
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #19V862000 (April 12, 2019)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.