2015 Volkswagen Passat · symptom sheet
Takata airbag inflator recall
- 38owner reports
- 50,000median miles
- $500median quote
- 3involved a crash
Newest report Aug 16, 2024 · checked Oct 2, 2026
38 of the 88 reports of airbag on the 2015 Passat describe Takata airbag recall.
Part of Airbag warning light or recall (88 reports) · also: airbag light on
Tick what matches of 38 reports
Takata airbag recall on other Passat years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2017.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside airbag problems for complaints about inflator recalls, Takata's above all. Many owners here aren't describing a failure they've seen. They're describing a recall notice, a dealer who doesn't have the part, and the question of whether the car is safe to drive in the meantime.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the clock spring (13 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the airbags cover the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
All 7 recalls on the 2015 Volkswagen Passat, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Passat
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.
Passenger air bag lid failure. Closed apr 23, 2004.
Passenger sir door mounting stud failure. Closed oct 7, 2003.
None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.
What owners paid
9 of the 38 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $145 to $700.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 43,000 and 63,000 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“The vehicle was totaled but I continue to receive recall notices to the point of harassment. I have called the hotline number and notified them dozens of times. I signed the vehicle over to the insurance. It is scrapped. I don't know how else to make that more clear.”
Filed Aug 16, 2024
“The three issues above seems to be related or affect the other and does not allow cruise control to operate. The air bag light remains on and associated component light up the dash. Surprisingly, my VIN does not show up for air bag repair. I wish I did not have to wait for possible recall announcement for my vehicle before I can get it repaired and instead to fix it now. Frustrating.”
Filed Dec 5, 2023
“I was driving my 2015vVolkswagen Passat and noticed that the airbag light came on without any prior warning. It's not showing for a recall but a couple years ago Volkswagen fixed something on the car pertaining to the airbag. The horn , none of the control buttons on the steering when work”
Filed Aug 18, 2023
“There was a prior recall for airbags, which was supposedly fixed, however it is doing the same thing as it did before it was fixed.”
Filed Jan 14, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 3 of 38 reports involved a crash and 2 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
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