Transport Canada carries this recall as 2015445, dated 5 October 2015. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 15V627, dated 7 October 2015. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 69L6.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2015445 | 15V627 |
| Dated | 5 October 2015 | 7 October 2015 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
| Make | Volkswagen | |
The two registers are 2 days apart: the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 15V627, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2015445
- Recall date
- 5 October 2015
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Models
- Jetta, Golf
- Model years
- 2015
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Airbag
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 356
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, an electro-magnetic coil inside the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) control module was manufactured with improper insulation between the coil layer. This could result in the failure of the PODS control module, or misclassification of the front passenger seat occupant, which could prevent proper passenger airbag deployment during a crash where deployment is warranted, potentially increasing the risk of injury to the front passenger seat occupant. Correction: Dealers will replace the PODS control module. Note: Should this occur, vehicle occupants would be alerted of a problem by the airbag monitoring light illuminating or by a false indication of the Passenger Airbag OFF indicator.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2015445.