Volkswagen Arteon 2011–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DC_VW_CF_Airbag · NHTSA communication 11030826 · issued Mar 2, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2011–2026
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used vehicles.
Vehicles covered
- 2019 Volkswagen Arteon
- 2020 Volkswagen Arteon
- 2021 Volkswagen Arteon
- 2022 Volkswagen Arteon
- 2023 Volkswagen Arteon
- 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2019 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2020 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2021 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2022 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2023 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2024 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2025 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2026 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2023 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2026 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2017 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2018 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2019 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2017 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2018 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2019 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2011 Volkswagen CC
- 2012 Volkswagen CC
- 2013 Volkswagen CC
- 2014 Volkswagen CC
- 2015 Volkswagen CC
- 2016 Volkswagen CC
- 2017 Volkswagen CC
- 2015 Volkswagen E-Golf
- 2016 Volkswagen E-Golf
- 2017 Volkswagen E-Golf
- 2018 Volkswagen E-Golf
- 2019 Volkswagen E-Golf
- 2011 Volkswagen Eos
- 2012 Volkswagen Eos
- 2013 Volkswagen Eos
- 2014 Volkswagen Eos
- 2015 Volkswagen Eos
- 2016 Volkswagen Eos
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2013 Volkswagen Golf
- 2014 Volkswagen Golf
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf
- 2016 Volkswagen Golf
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.