{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 18V406 (69X3): Volkswagen Eurovan, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta and 1 more (2003)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v406/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V406 (Volkswagen): In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal frag...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Eurovan, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat, model year 2003. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 June 2018. 2,564 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2003 Volkswagen Passat sedan, Jetta, Jetta wagon, Golf, EuroVan, EuroVan Camper Van and EuroVan Chassis vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode. 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: 69X3. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V406 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 the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 18V406 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module 13 June 2018 2003-2003",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:43:27+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 18V406 (69X3): Volkswagen Eurovan, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta and 1 more (2003)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v406/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}