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2021 Volkswagen ID.4 air bags problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2021 Volkswagen ID.43% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Air Bags complaints
3%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The airbag error light has been coming on in the dashboard in the last few weeks. Sometimes it stays on for the whole trip, sometimes it intermittently comes and goes. If an airbag is disabled due to this error, that's a safety hazard. I found several reports of almost the same issue on this car…

    filed Jun 11, 2026

  • I am filing this claim because a mandatory remote software update pushed by Volkswagen, combined with recent invasive repairs to the interconnected safety restraint network (PODS), caused a critical emergency safety feature (SOS) to fail, and the manufacturer is refusing to restore the vehicle to…

    filed May 4, 2026

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

  • Inquiries

    V6919012010479_17 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 11, 2026
All 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 TSBs →

Air Bags problems in other ID.4 years

YearReportsShare
2025 ID.414%
2023 ID.472%
2022 ID.454%
ID.4 air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.