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Vehicle recall R/2014/176

Volkswagen Up and Volkswagen Polo recall: Unintentional airbag deployment

DVSA recall R/2014/176 names the Volkswagen Up and Volkswagen Polo. It was launched 15 February 2015. It covers vehicles built 1 February 2014 to 1 August 2014.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2014/176
Launched
15 February 2015
Issued by
VW
Manufacturer reference
69K6
Vehicles
DVSA lists 526 on each model line

What can go wrong

In rare cases an air bag acceleration sensor may give an incorrect signal which can lead to an unintentional airbag deployment

The fix

Recall vehicle check if vehicle is affected and replace the control unit as required.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 526. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Volkswagen Polo1 February 2014 to 1 August 2014526
Volkswagen Up1 February 2014 to 1 August 2014526
Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

  • R/2014/144 Fuel may leak 5 December 2014, Volkswagen Polo
  • R/2015/130 Backrest may not perform correctly in a collision 4 August 2015, Volkswagen Polo
  • R/2016/145 Child lock may disengage 23 June 2016, Volkswagen Up, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Tiguan and others
  • R/2016/221 Panoramic sunroof may detach 9 September 2016, Volkswagen Up
  • R/2013/057 Side airbag diagnostic function disabled 3 May 2013, Volkswagen Up
  • R/2017/079 Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident 22 March 2017, Volkswagen Scirocco, Volkswagen Transporter, Volkswagen Crafter and others

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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