Documents Reveal That Volkswagen Resisted Latest Airbag Recall Saying It Wasn't Necessary

Volkswagen resisted U.S. government efforts to recall more cars and trucks to fix potentially deadly Takata air bags — telling safety regulators that a recall isn’t necessary.

But the German automaker, already in hot water with the government for cheating on U.S. pollution tests, eventually agreed to the recall, according to documents posted Friday on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website.

Volkswagen AG is recalling a total of 850,000 Audi and VW vehicles in the U.S. from model years 2006 to 2014. But in a letter to the safety agency, the company said the request to recall most of the Volkswagens “may be overbroad.” The letter said most VW and Audi vehicles have air bag inflators made at Takata’s factory in Freiberg, Germany, which have not experienced failures like those made in the U.S. and Mexico.

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MDarringer - 2/15/2016 10:03:43 AM

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Just more evidence that VW does not give a damn about the people who buy their products. It makes no difference whether the Takata air bags were made in Freiberg Germany, the US, or Mexico. It is the PERCEPTION of the owners that counts. What the owners are hearing is that VW put Takata airbags in their cars and "everyone" knows that Takata means death and therefore that VW wants them to die.