461,300 Volkswagen cars in US and Canada have been recalled so that the compay can fix the air bags from deploying
The recall includes VW Golf, Passat, Jetta, and Tiguan models.
No accidents or injuries related to the problem have been reported, VW said.
The recall comes as the German group struggles to overcome underperformance in the United States, where the sale of VW-branded cars plunged 10 % to 367,000 last year, less than half its ambitious target of 800,000 by 2018.
VW said there will be 420,000 models recalled in the U.S. market and another 41,300 in Canada. VW is examining whether such issues affect cars delivered to other markets, a VW spokesman said.
The spokesman said that debris could, under certain circumstances, interfere with the clock spring that keeps the vehicles’ air bags powered, but added that no such incident has been reported.