Air Bag Related Problems of the 2021 Volkswagen Passat

Table 1 shows one common air bag related problems of the 2021 Volkswagen Passat.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Volkswagen Passat

Problem Category Number of Problems
Air Bag problems
3

Air Bag problem #1

I was parking my car and then I heard a loud crack. Then I noticed my car's airbag malfunction warning notice came up on the dashboard along with other failures. I can see on the edges of the horn panel on the left that its slightly detached, so it seem the airbag has somewhat inflated. I haven't taken it to the dealer yet, but will later after work. I didn't notice any issues prior to this happening.

Air Bag problem #2

Known issue in previous vw models. Broken clock spring in steering wheel from normal <100k miles no connection for all steering wheel electronics (airbags, radio controls, etc).

Air Bag problem #3

The forward collision was not working on my car when someone pulled down in front of me and I hit the wall so I wouldn’t hit them.


Air Bag related problems in other Volkswagen Passat model year vehicles:



Passat Service Bulletins
Passat Safety Recalls
Passat Defect Investigations