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Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has initiated a product safety recall covering 291 Amarok double-cab bakkies sold in South Africa due to a manufacturing fault in the side-curtain airbag assembly.<\/p>\n
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In a regulatory statement issued on 5 October 2026, the National Consumer Commission (NCC) confirmed that the nationwide recall affects vehicles sold between 2 June 2026 and 15 September 2026.<\/p>\n
Airbag defect and safety risks<\/p>\n
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According to technical findings submitted to the regulator by VWGA, contact with an internal trim component can impede the deployment of the side-curtain airbag during a side-impact or frontal collision.<\/p>\n
The obstruction poses two primary safety hazards to occupants:<\/p>\n
Incomplete deployment: The side-curtain airbag may fail to fully inflate, reducing head and neck protection for the driver and front passenger.
\nProjectile debris risk: Sharp-edged plastic components attached to the guide element could separate or remain trapped within the airbag upon deployment, creating an injury risk.<\/p>\n
Shared assembly line\u00a0<\/p>\n
The current-generation Volkswagen Amarok is manufactured alongside the Ford Ranger at Ford\u2019s Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria.<\/p>\n
Five weeks before Volkswagen\u2019s filing, the NCC issued an almost identical safety notice affecting 2 275 Ford Ranger double-cab bakkies assembled at the same facility because of the same side-curtain airbag deployment defect.<\/p>\n
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The regulator has urged owners of affected Volkswagen Amarok units to book their vehicles in at an authorised Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles dealership.<\/p>\n
Technicians will inspect and, where necessary, replace the affected side-curtain airbag components at no cost to vehicle owners.<\/p>\n
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