Germany's Volkswagen AG is recalling 420,000 vehicles in the U.S. because of a potential problem in its vehicles air bags.
Affected VW models include 2010 to 2014 releases of the Golf, Jetta and Passat.
The recall is made after the federal regulators launched an investigation this year. However, automakers said there have been no reports of accidents and injuries related to the problem, NY Times reports.
It is said that the affected vehicles' air bag clock spring – the cable that keeps the air bag powered while the car is mobile – can be easily interfered with by small debris like hair or fibers. When this happens, the electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag are disrupted and the air bags won't deploy in an event of a crash, according to Wall Street Journal.
VW says that owners will see a warning light for the air bag if the car is susceptible to the problem, according to USA Today.
The automaker says it is working on a solution to the problem. A spokesman for the company also said that it has not been ruled out if the recall will extend outside the U.S. and there is no estimate of the cost of the recall just yet.
