OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 15V483000

NHTSA campaign 15V483000 covers 23 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 415,825 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received August 4, 2015 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 15V483000 says

NHTSA campaign 15V483000 identifies AIR BAGS and states that A loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag will prevent the air bag from deploying in the event of a vehicle crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Defect summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Volkswagen CC, and Passat, 2010-2013 Eos, 2011-2014 Golf, GTI, Jetta, and Tiguan, and 2012-2014 Jetta Sportwagen vehicles. In the affected vehicles, debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring, a spiral wound, flat cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned. This contamination may tear the cable and result in a loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag.

Consequence summary

A loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag will prevent the air bag from deploying in the event of a vehicle crash, increasing the risk of injury.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 15V483000

For NHTSA campaign 15V483000, the filed corrective action says: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cover over the steering wheel clock spring if the air bag light is off. If the airbag light is on and the steering wheel clock spring requires replacement, dealers will install a new steering wheel clock spring. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987.

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cover over the steering wheel clock spring if the air bag light is off. If the airbag light is on and the steering wheel clock spring requires replacement, dealers will install a new steering wheel clock spring. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987.

Owner notification: January 15, 2016
Filing manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component groups: AIR BAGS

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 15V483000

RecallRoad links 23 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 15V483000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.