{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 19V862: Audi A3, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Passat (2011 to 2015)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v862/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V862 (Volkswagen): An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury...",
  "excerpt": "Audi A3, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Passat, model years 2011 to 2015. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 4 December 2019. 226 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2015 Passat, 2011-2014 Golf A6, and 2011-2013 Audi A3 diesel vehicles, thought to have been previously repaired under one of the Takata air bag recalls. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after … 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: “An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 19V862 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module 4 December 2019 2011-2015 AUDI A3, VOLKSWAGEN GOLF, VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's side air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began D",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:52:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:01:40+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 19V862: Audi A3, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Passat (2011 to 2015)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v862/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}