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2015 Volkswagen PASSAT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1547080
Internal NHTSA #	11187159
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2015
File date	11/03/19
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Clock spring failure!!! Clock spring failure!!! Clock spring failure!!! While moving and executing a right turn a crunching noise was heard from the center of the steering wheel. The airbag light immediately came on. Also, the horn & all steering wheel buttons/controls failed. This car was purchased a week prior from carvana. 49,300 miles on the odo. Too late to return it. The clock spring failure means that the airbag system is not active until the part is replaced, installed, and the system is reset. A quick read thru of these numerous complaints from model year 2015 show these failures of a safety-critical part over the last 18 months are now occurng with increasing frequency. It is quite obvious to me that vwoa/chattanooga installed the same defective part, from the same supplier, that fails after about 2. 5-3 years in service. This problem is no different than that of the thousands of identical failures in vw passat model years 2012, 2013, & 2014 leading to a recall of the defective component. Immediate action is required by dot to readdress and recall this previously recalled part. Vw dealers are currently charging 2015 passat owners between $500 and $800 to install a $35 part. If their passat is older than 2015, the part is installed gratis as part of that recall.. Vw will not act until prompted/ordered to do so. Something is rotten in wolfsburg again! Let's quickly act before more are harmed/killed because an airbag system failed to operate when parameters dictated it should have deployed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	49300
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PLAINWELL, MI
VIN pattern	1VWBV7A34FCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2015 Volkswagen PASSAT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Volkswagen PASSAT Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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