{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "VW recall 16V083: Model Year 2009 Volkswagen Routan",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v083/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V083 (Volkswagen): If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant inju...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Routan, model year 2009. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 11 February 2016. 1,037 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain model year 2009 Volkswagen Routan vehicles manufactured February 7, 2008, to August 28, 2008. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail. 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: “If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury. Additionally, the air bags may inadvertently deploy, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V083 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module-Inactive 11 February 2016 2009-2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury. Additionally, the air bags may inadvertently deploy, increasing the risk of a crash. VW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control unit, free of charge. The recall began April 2016.",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:06:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:28:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"VW recall 16V083: Model Year 2009 Volkswagen Routan\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v083/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}