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2021
Volkswagen announces recall plan for imported Beetle vehicles in China
Volkswagen (China) Sales Co. filed a recall plan with China's market regulator for 30,687 imported 2012–2014 Beetle vehicles, with the recall scheduled to begin on October 15, 2021. The affected driver's frontal airbags may rupture and send fragments into the vehicle; the company said authorized dealers would replace them free of charge.
2021
Volkswagen China announces imported Beetle recall
Volkswagen (China) Sales Co. filed a recall plan for 30,687 imported 2012–2014 Beetle vehicles, scheduled to begin on October 15, 2021. The affected vehicles have driver frontal airbags with Takata ammonium-nitrate inflators that could rupture after deployment and send fragments into the passenger compartment. The company said authorized dealers would replace the improved airbags free of charge.
2019
Volkswagen expands recall of selected imported vehicles in China
Volkswagen (China) Sales Co. announced an expansion of a recall covering 14 selected imported Golf, Beetle, Caddy, and Multivan vehicles. It cited incomplete production traceability records and possible hardware deviations that could affect safety systems or fault diagnosis. The source states the expanded recall began on December 19, 2019.