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Volkswagen S3 recalls

5 official recall campaigns for the Volkswagen S3, published by vehicle safety authorities in South Korea and United States, covering model years 2014–2022. The most recent was issued in 2022 (4 that year). A recall applies to specific build dates and VINs, so check yours before assuming it's affected — or not.

5 campaigns
4 rated high risk
Latest: 2022
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇺🇸 United States

Common Volkswagen S3 recall issues

The parts and failures that come up most often in these campaigns.

Airbags 1

Volkswagen S3 recalls by year

2022 · 4
2019 · 1

Volkswagen S3 recalls in 2022 (4)

Volkswagen AUDI S3 — safety recall (Mexico) 2022-12-16 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2022 PROFECO 820
High risk
Volkswagen S3 — safety recall (South Korea) 2022-11-02 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2015 car.go.kr 4539
High risk
Air Bags: Frontal: Passenger Side: Inflator Module 2022-07-27 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2016 22V543000
Medium
Volkswagen A3 35 TFSI, A3 40 TFSI — safety recall (South Korea) 2022-02-28 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2014–2020 car.go.kr 4231
High risk

Volkswagen S3 recalls in 2019 (1)

Volkswagen A3 35 TFSI, A3 40 TFSI — safety recall (South Korea) 2019-11-15 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2014–2018 car.go.kr 3326
High risk

Volkswagen S3 recalls by country

Country	Campaigns	Official recall check
🇰🇷 South Korea	3	MOLIT · recall search
🇲🇽 Mexico	1	PROFECO · safety alerts
🇺🇸 United States	1	NHTSA · VIN lookup

How to check if your Volkswagen S3 has a recall

A recall covers specific build dates and vehicle identification numbers (VINs), not every Volkswagen S3 on the road. To see whether yours is affected:

Look up your VIN or registration on the official recall checker for the country where the car is registered: MOLIT (South Korea), PROFECO (Mexico), NHTSA (United States).
Ask an authorised Volkswagen dealer: recall repairs are free, including on used cars and cars serviced elsewhere.
Add the car to your watched vehicles on Recaller Book and get an email when a new campaign is published for it.

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