NHTSA campaign 15V483000 · Volkswagen campaign 69L2
Volkswagen Recall 15V-483: Air Bag Clock Spring may Fail
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 15V483000 (Volkswagen campaign 69L2) was reported by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on August 4, 2015, with 415,825 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volkswagen CC, Volkswagen Eos, Volkswagen Golf and more for model years 2010–2014. Owners were notified on January 15, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 15V483000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V483000 (also written 15V-483 or 15V483)
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Volkswagen campaign number
- 69L2
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 415,825 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 76.45% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V483000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen CC
Volkswagen Eos
Volkswagen Golf
Volkswagen GTI
Volkswagen Jetta
Volkswagen Passat
Volkswagen Tiguan
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V483000.
Defect description
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Volkswagen CC, and Passat, 2010-2013 Eos, 2011-2014 Golf, GTI, Jetta, and Tiguan, and 2012-2014 Jetta Sportwagen vehicles. In the affected vehicles, debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring, a spiral wound, flat cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned. This contamination may tear the cable and result in a loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag.
Safety consequence
A loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag will prevent the air bag from deploying in the event of a vehicle crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cover over the steering wheel clock spring if the air bag light is off. If the airbag light is on and the steering wheel clock spring requires replacement, dealers will install a new steering wheel clock spring. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V483000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.