Vehicle recall 19V535000 · July 17, 2019
Volkswagen CC and Tiguan
The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Tiguan and CC vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
- Consequence
- Deactivated air bags increases the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 25, 2019. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Z5.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 19V535000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 17, 2019
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 69Z5
- Owner notification
- November 25, 2019
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 27,822
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › Air bag/restraint control module
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Volkswagen CC (2015-2016): 2016, 2015
- Volkswagen Tiguan (2015-2016): 2016, 2015
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