{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. recall 16V078: Audi A5 Cabriolet, Audi Q5, Audi S5 Cabriolet and 5 more (2007 to 2014)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v078/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V078: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments strikin...",
  "excerpt": "Audi A5 Cabriolet, Audi Q5, Audi S5 Cabriolet, Volkswagen Cc, Volkswagen Eos, Volkswagen Golf, model years 2007 to 2014. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 10 February 2016. 659,493 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive … 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 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 the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.” 16V078 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module 10 February 2016 2007-2014 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET, AUDI Q5, AUDI S5 CABRIOLET, VOLKSWAGEN CC, VOLKSWAGEN EOS, VOLKSWAGEN GOLF, VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN, VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT In the event of a crash necessit",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:06:49+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:28:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. recall 16V078: Audi A5 Cabriolet, Audi Q5, Audi S5 Cabriolet and 5 more (2007 to 2014)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v078/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}