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Volkswagen Crafter recalls

14 DVSA safety recalls name the Volkswagen Crafter, launched 2007 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Crafter. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls14
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2007
Earliest and latest build dates named2005 to 2024
Is a specific Crafter 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.

All Volkswagen Crafter recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement R/2025/35722 Aug 202520 Apr 2006 to 3 Jun 20092
Natural gas system leak test R/2024/36018 Sep 20248 Jan 2024 to 6 Aug 2024104
Takata front passenger airbag R/2024/2634 Jul 20249 May 2006 to 23 May 20131,422
Takata Front airbag R/2023/17813 Jun 202320 Apr 2006 to 24 May 201332,128
The side or rear windows may become loose R/2020/2574 Sep 202026 Jul 2017 to 19 Sep 2019148
There is the possibility that a small child could climb from the bunk bed out through the opened roof hatch (DVSA lists CRAFTER GRAND CALIFORNIA) R/2020/2036 Jul 202016 May 2019 to 23 May 20195
Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident R/2017/07922 Mar 20171 May 2016 to 31 Oct 20163,879 (whole recall)
Bonded windows and/or fastening rails may detach R/2016/04011 Mar 20161 Sep 2015 to 31 Oct 201510
Gearbox prop shaft may detach R/2015/00129 Dec 20141 Aug 2011 to 1 Jun 2013994
Suspension may crack R/2014/06719 Jul 20141 May 2007 to 1 May 201385
Tow bar may detach R/2012/1062 Apr 2012not recorded1
Airbag may not deploy R/2012/01329 Nov 2011not recorded55
Handbrake may not fully apply R/2009/03416 Apr 20091 Jun 2005 to 30 Nov 200612
Fuel pump may fail - engine may cut out R/2007/09921 Aug 20079 Jan 200738

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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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