2013 Volkswagen Eos air bags problems
19 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2013 Volkswagen Eos, which is 59% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 59% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the air bags complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2013 volkswagen eos. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v078000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
In normal driving, I turned steering wheel to pull into a parking space and there was a snap in the steering wheel. This sound was the electrical connection to the steering wheel breaking away. I lost key functions from the steering wheel including the airbag, horn, and steering mounted controls.