Air bags: frontal
- Component
- Air bags: frontal
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 55
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2022-11-02
- Owners notified
- 2023-02-14
Defect description
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 ID4 vehicles. The passenger air bag may be incorrectly folded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Safety risk
An incorrectly folded air bag may not protect the occupant as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Volkswagen will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 14, 2023. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number to this recall is 69EH.