Volkswagen 2014 EOS Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury During Crash
Volkswagen recalls 2014 EOS vehicles with driver air bag inflator that may explode during crash, risking serious injury or death. Owners must have inflator replaced free by dealers.
Use caution until it’s fixed
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 happened, in plain English
Volkswagen is recalling 2014 EOS vehicles due to a risk that the driver's air bag inflator could explode during a crash, potentially causing serious injury or death. Owners must have the inflator replaced at no cost by a dealer. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1249785-volkswagen-2014-eos-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1249785-volkswagen-2014-eos-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury · Updated October 7, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #18V148000
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“Volkswagen 2014 EOS Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury During Crash.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1249785-volkswagen-2014-eos-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury. Based on NHTSA recall #18V148000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=18V148000).
Why it’s dangerous
During a crash that requires the driver's air bag to deploy, the inflator may explode with metal fragments. This can strike vehicle occupants, causing serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2014 Volkswagen EOS vehicles are affected. Drivers of these vehicles are at highest risk during a crash.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2014 Volkswagen EOS has the driver's air bag inflator. The recall covers 2014 models only.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Volkswagen
Call 1-800-893-5298 to schedule a free air bag inflator replacement at a dealer.
Get Inflator Replaced
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with a safer alternative at no cost.
What NHTSA says to do
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 16, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Q9. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 3 months.
- Recall began
- NHTSA received the defect report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
Is there a deadline for the fix?
The recall began March 16, 2018, but no specific deadline is mentioned for the replacement.
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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 #18V148000 (June 3, 2018)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 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.