{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 21V492 (69CK): 2020-2021 Jetta and Jetta GLI",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v492/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V492 (Volkswagen): Incorrect positioning of the air bag control module can cause the vehicle's air bags to deploy improperly during a crash, in...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Jetta, model years 2020 to 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 30 June 2021. 379 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Jetta and Jetta GLI vehicles. The air bag control module was welded in the incorrect position. 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: 69CK. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V492 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: “Incorrect positioning of the air bag control module can cause the vehicle's air bags to deploy improperly during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, the vehicle's air bags can deploy unintentionally, increasing the risk of…” 21V492 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Air Bag/Restraint Control Module 30 June 2021 2020-2021 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Incorrect positioning of the air bag control module can cause the vehicle's air bags to deploy improperly during a crash",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:54:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 21V492 (69CK): 2020-2021 Jetta and Jetta GLI\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v492/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}