2014 Volkswagen Jetta · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 34owner reports
- 56,000median miles
- $682median quote
- 11involved a crash
Newest report Dec 3, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
34 of the 348 complaints on this car describe airbag. Only stalling is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 34 reports
Airbag on other Jetta years
No other Jetta model year has enough reports of airbag for a sheet of its own. See every Jetta year.
What this problem usually is
Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (10 reports) and the clock spring (7 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the airbags covers the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
In the affected vehicles, debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring, a spiral wound, flat cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned.
All 5 recalls on the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Jetta
Air bag clockspring failure. Open.
Air bag clockspring failure. Closed may 4, 2018.
Air bag clockspring failure. Closed sep 28, 2015, led to recall 15V-483.
Inadvertent side-airbag deployment. Closed apr 1, 2005.
What owners paid
7 of the 34 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $290 to $3,500.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 30,000 and 85,000 miles, from the 24 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 7 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Grinding noises can be heard from the area of the steering wheel/driver airbag or steering column when maneuvering OR Various controls, warnings or fault indicators, such as airbag, electronic stabilization programming (ESP), steering assist etc., light up ...
Tech Tips: Covers concerns with Both the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) and Airbag systems working together
VOLKSWAGEN: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INDICATING A FRONT SIDE AIRBAG PRESSURE SENSOR INTERRUPTION/SHORT TO B+. THE DTCS B101715 AND B103615. *JS
Airbag Warning Lamp Illuminated in Instrument Cluster, DTC B101614 Stored in Airbag Control Module
3 more on the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta page.
What owners wrote
No report on this problem is short enough to quote in full.
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 11 of 34 reports involved a crash and 12 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 50 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 26 reports