Vehicle recall R/2016/112

Volkswagen Transporter recall: Side airbag of front left seat may not deploy correctly in collision & may have some passenger

DVSA recall R/2016/112 names the Volkswagen Transporter. It was launched 27 May 2016. It covers vehicles built 10 December 2015 to 4 March 2016.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2016/112
Launched: 27 May 2016
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 69N7
Vehicles: 235 across the lines below

What can go wrong

DVSA summary. Side airbag of front left seat may not deploy correctly in collision & may have some passenger collision protection missing

On affected vehicles the near side front side air bag may have been incorrectly fitted in its module. As a result it may not deploy as intended during a collision increasing the risk of injury.

The fix

On affected vehicles replace the nearside front side airbag.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen Transporter (TRANSPORTER T6)	10 December 2015 to 4 March 2016	235

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Other recalls for these models

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
R/2019/019 Driver airbag generator housing could come loose 24 January 2019, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Bora, Volkswagen Golf and others
R/2020/089 The electric child lock may not be mechanically locked although switched on by driver 19 March 2020, Volkswagen Transporter
R/2020/174 Possibility of humidity ingress in the bowden cables of the doors 3 June 2020, Volkswagen Transporter
R/2021/344 With temperatures below zero the door lock bowden cables can freeze 21 September 2021, Volkswagen Transporter
R/2021/343 With temperatures below zero the door lock bowden cables can freeze 21 September 2021, Volkswagen Transporter

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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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