Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problems of the 2007 Volkswagen Passat

Takata recall NHTSA recall #16v079 still has no fix available from Volkswagen. The start of this recall was Feb. 9, 2016. In nearly 10 months no fix has been provided. The concerning part is the potential result in death of a life saving airbag actually deploying. This is the opposite of what an airbag should do. "in the event of an inflator rupture, metal fragments could pass through the airbag cushion material, which may result in serious injury or death to vehicle occupants" vw and takata need to resolve this matter.

The frontal airbag inflators may release deadly metal fragments when deployed. Recall issued last February 2016, but 9 months later, there is still no remedy for this ticking bomb.

I'm in zone a (or 1), texas and my car is a 2007, 9 years old and within the range that I've seen stated high risk but my car isn't listed in any of the priority groups for repair. According to this, priority group 1 is vehicles from model years 2008 or older that have spent time in a high absolute humidity region and have either a recalled driver-side inflator or recalled inflators on both sides. Parts must be on hand March 31, 2016, and repairs completed by December 31, 2017. Why aren't any vw cars in this list? (vw cars aren't on any priority list).

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat wagon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v079000 (air bags) for the frontal driver air bag inflator. The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called the local dealer (donaldsons Volkswagen located on 5700 sunrise hwy, sayville, NY, 11782) and was informed that parts were unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and informed the contact that parts would be available in December of 2016. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall. I went on line to see how to get my cars airbag fixed but it says: summary: takata has reported that the driver frontal airbag inflator could potentially rupture. . . . . . . Safety risk: as reported by takata: in the event of an inflator rupture, metal fragments could pass through the airbag cushion material, which may result in serious injury or death to vehicle occupants. Remedy: replace driver airbag inflator. Recall status: recall incomplete. Remedy not yet available it continues and says if this is not fixed in a timely manner to contact this agency. Date below is date I was first notified of this recall.