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Airbag System Defect Prompts VW, Porsche Recall

Volkswagen AG is recalling 35,300 VW and Porsche brand vehicles to remedy a defective electronic airbag controller.
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Volkswagen AG is recalling 35,300 VW and Porsche brand vehicles to remedy a defective electronic airbag controller.

If a power supply capacitor in the module fails, it could deactivate the airbags or trigger them when it shouldn’t.

The VW vehicles involved are certain 2015-2016 model CC sport sedans and Tiguan small crossovers. The Porsche recall targets 2016 model Cayman sports cars and Panamera sport sedans, plus 2016-2017 model Porsche 911 and Boxster sports cars.

Dealers, who are expected to begin making repairs in mid-September, will install new software and replace the control module if necessary.

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