Transport Canada Recall - 2012389 - VOLKSWAGEN
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Last updated
Summary
Product
Car recalled by VOLKSWAGEN
Issue
Vehicle - Airbag
What to do
Please see corrective actions section below
Affected products
2012 | VOLKSWAGEN | BEETLE, 2013 | VOLKSWAGEN | BEETLE
Issue
Certain vehicles with leather sport seats may be equipped with an incorrectly coded Passenger Occupant Detection System Control Module in the front passenger location. If the seat gets wet, the control module may not properly detect a child car seat secured on the front passenger seat, and the front passenger airbag will not be deactivated as expected. In this case, the airbag light will remain off indicating that the passenger airbag is active. If, despite safety warnings and provincial regulations, a child was placed in a child car seat secured in the passenger front position, the active airbag could deploy in a crash causing potential injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the affected modules.
Additional information
Background
Visit Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database for the original recall.
Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Vehicle recall
Category
Vehicles - Car
Companies
Published by
Transport Canada
Audience
General public
Identification number
RA-70721
Transport Canada
ID
2012389
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