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Vehicle recall R/2025/357

Volkswagen Golf and others recall: Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement

DVSA recall R/2025/357 names the Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Sharan, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Up, 4 more Volkswagen models and 2 other models. It was launched 22 August 2025. It covers vehicles built 28 September 2005 to 30 April 2016.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2025/357
Launched
22 August 2025
Issued by
VW
Manufacturer reference
DS69
Vehicles
279 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Urgent Safety Warning - Do Not Drive Your Vehicle Our information shows your vehicle was originally allocated to or used for an extended period of time in a region with a climate zone considered to as HIGH RISK. Issue: The front airbag in your VW vehicle contains an ageing inflator propellant that may explode when deployed due to long-term exposure to heat and humidity. Risk: If the airbag inflator explodes metal fragments may be ejected causing life-threatening or fatal injuries to anyone in the vehicle.

The fix

The front airbag must be replaced. Immediate Action Required: Stop driving your vehicle immediately. Contact the Takata Stop Drive helpline at 0113 526 9646 (MONDAY to FRIDAY 9:00AM to 5:00PM to arrange your recall service.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Volkswagen Beetle13 April 2012 to 17 April 201530
Volkswagen Crafter20 April 2006 to 3 June 20092
Volkswagen Eos25 January 2010 to 12 December 20102
Volkswagen Fox23 November 2006 to 20 April 20074
Volkswagen Golf6 November 2008 to 25 January 201392
Volkswagen Passat28 September 2005 to 6 May 201322
Volkswagen Passat11 November 2009 to 18 July 20122
Volkswagen Polo8 November 2006 to 7 May 20093
Volkswagen Polo8 August 2009 to 11 October 201335
Volkswagen Polo (Polo Vivo)11 February 2013 to 20 May 20135
Volkswagen Sharan14 July 2011 to 10 February 201544
Volkswagen Transporter8 November 2007 to 18 June 201411
Volkswagen Transporter20 November 2007 to 4 March 201312
Volkswagen Up16 July 2012 to 30 April 201610
Volkswagen US Passat6 June 2013 to 2 June 20152
Volkswagen XL119 November 2014 to 7 April 20153
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/2025/385 Check rear axle bolted connection 28 August 2025, Volkswagen Polo
  • R/2025/257 Front belt webbing 9 July 2025, Volkswagen Golf
  • R/2025/256 Front belt webbing 9 July 2025, Volkswagen Golf
  • R/2025/475 Rear axle shock absorbers 3 November 2025, Volkswagen Transporter
  • R/2025/208 Replace front passenger airbag 9 June 2025, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Taigo, Volkswagen Passat
  • R/2026/104 USA Imported vehicle Recall Driver side airbag module replacement 11 March 2026, Volkswagen Beetle

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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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