Vw Passat. Published by the DVSA as R/2016/028 on 22 March 2016. Concern: Unintentional deployment of an airbag.
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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.
| DVSA reference | R/2016/028 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 22 March 2016 |
| Make | VW (listed as VW) |
| Manufacturer reference | 69L4 |
| Vehicles listed | 11 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passat | 11 | 1 April 2014 | 30 July 2014 |
Concern
Defect, as DVSA words it
Remedy, as DVSA words it
What changed since we first read it
Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.
The same recall in other registers
No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because the reference DVSA lists is too short to match safely. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees.
Check this recall on the DVSA service
Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.
VW PASSAT in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. VW PASSAT is named on 35 European notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The European register
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/00222/20: VW Bora, Classico, Fox, Golf, Jetta, New Beetle, Passat, Polo, Suran, Saveiro, Tiguan, Touareg, Wagon, notified by Germany
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/00701/20: VW Passat, Arteon, notified by Germany
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/00851/20: VW Passat, Golf, notified by Germany
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
VW elsewhere in this register
VW is named on 219 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- R/2016/060 · 26 March 2016 · Touareg · Brake Pedal May Fail And Make Hard Braking Impossible
- R/2016/059 · 30 March 2016 · Passat · Sunroof May Injure Occupants When It Is Closed From Outside Vehicle
- R/2016/040 · 11 March 2016 · Crafter · Bonded Windows And/Or Fastening Rails May Detach
- R/2016/065 · 6 April 2016 · Sharan, Touran · Side Airbag Gas Generator Canister May Fail
- R/2016/025 · 18 February 2016 · Passat · Braking Performance May Be Affected
- R/2016/014 · 5 February 2016 · Touareg · Fire May Occur
- R/2015/252 · 27 January 2016 · Caddy · Engine May Start Up Without Warning
- R/2016/112 · 27 May 2016 · Transporter T6 · Side Airbag Of Front Left Seat May Not Deploy Correctly In Collision & May Have Some Passenger Collision Protection Missing
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