Vehicle recall R/2024/263

Volkswagen Crafter recall: Takata front passenger airbag

DVSA recall R/2024/263 names the Volkswagen Crafter. It was launched 4 July 2024. It covers vehicles built 9 May 2006 to 23 May 2013.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2024/263
Launched: 4 July 2024
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 69FE
Vehicles: 1,422 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles with passenger airbags from the manufacturer Takata in the event of an accident with airbag activation the passenger airbag gas generator housing may burst and produce fragments.

The fix

: Replace the passenger’s airbag on affected vehicles.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen Crafter	9 May 2006 to 23 May 2013	1,422

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Other recalls for these models

R/2024/360 Natural gas system leak test 18 September 2024, Volkswagen Crafter
R/2023/178 Takata Front airbag 13 June 2023, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Eos and others
R/2025/357 Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement 22 August 2025, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Sharan, Volkswagen Polo and others
R/2020/257 The side or rear windows may become loose 4 September 2020, Volkswagen Crafter
R/2020/203 There is the possibility that a small child could climb from the bunk bed out through the opened roof hatch 6 July 2020, Volkswagen Crafter
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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