{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 12V540 (69I9/W6): Model Year 2012-2013 Beetle",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v540/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V540 (Volkswagen): If the control module does not detect a child seat installed, the airbag will not turn off. If the airbag does not turn off,...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Beetle, model years 2012 to 2013. Filed by Volkswagen Of America, Inc and reported to NHTSA on 15 November 2012. 2,471 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Beetle vehicles, manufactured from February 2012, through August 2012, and equipped with leather sport seats. If the right front passenger seat gets wet, the occupant control module may not properly detect the presence of a child restraint installed in the seat. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 69I9/W6. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V540 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the control module does not detect a child seat installed, the airbag will not turn off. If the airbag does not turn off, in the event of a crash necessitating front airbag deployment, a child secured in the child seat may be at an incre…” 12V540 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module-Inactive 15 November 201",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:49:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:27:53+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 12V540 (69I9/W6): Model Year 2012-2013 Beetle\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v540/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}