{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V045 (69M1 AUDI - 69L9 VW): Model Year 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v045/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V045 (Volkswagen): In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of a seat-mounted air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments...",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q5, Volkswagen Tiguan, model year 2015. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 28 January 2016. 734 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan vehicles manufactured January 15, 2015, to January 21, 2015, and 2015 Audi Q5 vehicles manufactured January 13, 2015, to February 3, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with driver and front seat passenger … 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: 69M1 AUDI - 69L9 VW. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V045 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: “In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of a seat-mounted air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 16V045 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Side/Window 28 January 2016 2015-2015 AUDI Q5, VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN In the e",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:02:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:22:47+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V045 (69M1 AUDI - 69L9 VW): Model Year 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v045/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}