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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA · 18V082000 · published 2018-01-30

NHTSA campaign 18V082000

Hazard

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.

Consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 23, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R6. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.

The text above is quoted verbatim from the NHTSA record. Confirm the affected units and the remedy with the manufacturer or NHTSA. Recall data may be incomplete, delayed, or superseded.

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Affected products

2010 AUDI A3
2010 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET
2010 AUDI Q5
2010 AUDI S5 CABRIOLET
2011 AUDI A3
2011 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET
2011 AUDI S5 CABRIOLET
2011 AUDI Q5
2012 AUDI A3
2012 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET
2012 AUDI Q5
2013 AUDI A3