{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 22V945 (69EM): 2015-2016 Beetle and Beetle Convertibles",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v945/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V945 (Volkswagen): An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury...",
  "excerpt": "Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Beetle Convertible, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 21 December 2022. 37,558 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Beetle and Beetle Convertibles vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling. 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: 69EM. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V945 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: “An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 22V945 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module 21 December 2022 2015-2016 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE, VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE An inflator exp",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:59:22+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T22:12:54+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 22V945 (69EM): 2015-2016 Beetle and Beetle Convertibles\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v945/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}