DVSA recall R/2025/357: Vw Golf, Sharan, Polo and 10 more (Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement)

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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA reference	R/2025/357
Launched	22 August 2025
Make	Vw (listed as VW)
Manufacturer reference	DS69
Vehicles listed	279

Models

Model	Vehicles	Built from	Built to
Golf	92	6 November 2008	25 January 2013
Sharan	44	14 July 2011	10 February 2015
Polo	35	8 August 2009	11 October 2013
Beetle	30	13 April 2012	17 April 2015
Passat	22	28 September 2005	6 May 2013
UP!	10	16 July 2012	30 April 2016
Polo Vivo	5	11 February 2013	20 May 2013
FOX	4	23 November 2006	20 April 2007
XL1	3	19 November 2014	7 April 2015
Polo	3	8 November 2006	7 May 2009
US Passat	2	6 June 2013	2 June 2015
Passat	2	11 November 2009	18 July 2012
EOS	2	25 January 2010	12 December 2010
Transporter	11	8 November 2007	18 June 2014
Transporter	12	20 November 2007	4 March 2013
Crafter	2	20 April 2006	3 June 2009

Concern

Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement

Defect, as DVSA words it

Urgent Safety Warning – Do Not Drive Your Vehicle Our information shows your vehicle was originally allocated to or used for an extended period of time in a region with a climate zone considered to as HIGH RISK. Issue: The front airbag in your VW vehicle contains an ageing inflator propellant that may explode when deployed due to long-term exposure to heat and humidity. Risk: If the airbag inflator explodes metal fragments may be ejected causing life-threatening or fatal injuries to anyone in the vehicle.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

The front airbag must be replaced. Immediate Action Required: Stop driving your vehicle immediately. Contact the Takata Stop Drive helpline at 0113 526 9646 (MONDAY to FRIDAY 9:00AM to 5:00PM to arrange your recall service.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because the reference DVSA lists is too short to match safely. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.