The 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 659,493 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS16V0780002016-02-10659,493 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag,…
Consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. Volkswagen issued an interim notification to owners on April 12, 2016, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Volkswagen will notify owners again once parts are available.…
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
7
AIR BAGS
6
1crashes1injuries
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
SUSPENSION
3
ENGINE
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
STEERING
1
Total complaints33
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Abs module in 2010 vw jetta wagon malfunctioned. Warning lights in dash were lit for abs, brake, and airbag on 5/18/24. Towed to local auto shop by aaa on 5/20/24. Verified by local auto shop as faulty abs module on 5/21/24. Prior year vw jetta wagon (2009) already has recall for this issue. Car…”
“In june of 2021 my car had a warning light for the dpf filter come on and told me to follow the instructions in the manual to drive it on the freeway at certain rpms to get it to clear well that didn’t work and eventually the check engine light came on as well, I took it to the dealership and…”
“In june of 2021 my car had a warning light for the dpf filter come on and told me to follow the instructions in the manual to drive it on the freeway at certain rpms to get it to clear well that didn’t work and eventually the check engine light came on as well, I took it to the dealership and…”
“In june of 2021 my car had a warning light for the dpf filter come on and told me to follow the instructions in the manual to drive it on the freeway at certain rpms to get it to clear well that didn’t work and eventually the check engine light came on as well, I took it to the dealership and…”
“My check engine light is constantly on and I have never gotten a recall notice. *tr”
“Not a complaint just curious. Has anyone "fried" their abs module and or replaced one. Where is the best place to get parts? How much was the average cost of repairs?”
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta sportwagen. While driving 10 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that "caution defective air bag" was displayed. The contact was able to park the vehicle safely. The vehicle was not able to be driven and…”
“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta sportwagen. While driving 10 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that "caution defective air bag" was displayed. The contact was able to park the vehicle safely. The vehicle was not able to be driven and…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA18003 Opened 2018-04-18 · open
Air Bag Clockspring Failure
In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure…
InvestigationEA18003 Opened 2018-04-18 · open
Air Bag Clockspring Failure
In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure…
InvestigationEA18003 Opened 2018-04-18 · open
Air Bag Clockspring Failure
In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen as of
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