Air Bag Problems of Volkswagen Jetta

Volkswagen Jetta owners have reported 869 air bag related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 11 most common air bag problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's side/window air bag (228 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag (218 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Air Bag problems of Volkswagen Jetta

The Side/window Air Bag problem

Vehicle rear-ended on a busy day between 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm on a Thursday. All the air-bags in the car deployed. The driver side air-bag stayed inflated for a long time, and the right side air-bag also did not deflate.   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

Please copy the link. It is not a spam nor malware. It is the diagnostic report ran 9/12/2025. Please look under “airbag” tab and you will see the code related to brake system. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6)   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

2001 Volkswagen Jetta. Consumer stated that airbags did not deploy during auto accident. The consumer was severely injured. The vehicle was totaled.   Read details...

The Air Bag Light On problem

Car has 65k on it and has been acting up for at least 10k miles on the following items: 1. The airbag indicator light on dash went on for no reason and I had to pay a diagnostic fee for it to be reset. 2. The radio links to my phone only 50% of the time with a failure notice posted on the monitor.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag problem

The battery current was low in my 2006 Volkswagen Jetta and it caused a fault code. The dealer is saying 3,500 dollars to fix this. The fault code is making my airbags not work.   Read details...




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