Volkswagen (VW) is recalling 18,500 model year 2009 VW Routan vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, “Occupant Crash Protection.” The owner’s manual was printed without the FMVSS No. 208 required information explaining that no objects should be placed over or near the air bag on the instrument panel. Any such objects could cause injury to the vehicle’s occupants in the event of a crash severe enough to cause the air bag to inflate. The recall is expected to begin on or before July 31, 2009. 09V-244.