DVSA recall R/2018/034: Vw Passat CC and Sharan (Passenger airbag may not deploy as intended)

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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/2018/034
Launched	29 January 2018
Make	Vw (listed as VW)
Manufacturer reference	69S9
Vehicles listed	64

Models

Model	Vehicles	Built from	Built to
Passat CC	32	13 September 2016	2 November 2016
Sharan	32	13 September 2016	2 November 2016

Concern

Passenger airbag may not deploy as intended

Defect, as DVSA words it

A connection between the detonator and generator in the front passenger airbag module may not be correctly welded. Therefore the airbag may not be triggered in the event of a collision.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the front passenger airbag module.

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 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. 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.