Vw Golf, Sharan, Polo, Beetle. Published by the DVSA as R/2025/357 on 22 August 2025. Concern: Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement.
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| DVSA reference | R/2025/357 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 22 August 2025 |
| Make | VW (listed as VW) |
| Manufacturer reference | DS69 |
| Vehicles listed | 279 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | 92 | 6 November 2008 | 25 January 2013 |
| Sharan | 44 | 14 July 2011 | 10 February 2015 |
| Polo | 35 | 8 August 2009 | 11 October 2013 |
| Beetle | 30 | 13 April 2012 | 17 April 2015 |
| Passat | 22 | 28 September 2005 | 6 May 2013 |
| UP! | 10 | 16 July 2012 | 30 April 2016 |
| Polo Vivo | 5 | 11 February 2013 | 20 May 2013 |
| FOX | 4 | 23 November 2006 | 20 April 2007 |
| XL1 | 3 | 19 November 2014 | 7 April 2015 |
| Polo | 3 | 8 November 2006 | 7 May 2009 |
| US Passat | 2 | 6 June 2013 | 2 June 2015 |
| Passat | 2 | 11 November 2009 | 18 July 2012 |
| EOS | 2 | 25 January 2010 | 12 December 2010 |
| Transporter | 11 | 8 November 2007 | 18 June 2014 |
| Transporter | 12 | 20 November 2007 | 4 March 2013 |
| Crafter | 2 | 20 April 2006 | 3 June 2009 |
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 GOLF in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. VW GOLF is named on 1 American notices and 29 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
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 A12/00851/20: VW Passat, Golf, notified by Germany
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/0264/15: VW Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Cabrio, Golf, Passat NMS, 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/2025/385 · 28 August 2025 · Polo · Check rear axle bolted connection
- R/2025/435 · 18 September 2025 · Amarok · ABS control unit
- R/2025/297 · 23 July 2025 · T-Roc Cabriolet · Checking front seat backrest frame/301
- R/2025/257 · 9 July 2025 · Golf · Front belt webbing
- R/2025/256 · 9 July 2025 · Golf · Front belt webbing
- R/2025/224 · 20 June 2025 · Tayron · Check rear diffuser
- R/2025/223 · 20 June 2025 · Tiguan Allspace · Curtain airbag
- R/2025/208 · 9 June 2025 · POLO, Taigo, PASSAT · Replace front passenger airbag
The same concern: Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement
2 notices in this register name Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- R/2025/348 · 23 July 2025 · Altea, Exeo, Leon · Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement
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