NHTSA Campaign 16V955000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported Dec 29, 2016 · 5,947 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat belt pretensioners may not activate properly.

Consequence

In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.

Remedy

Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AUDI A4 ALLROAD 2017 5,947
AUDI A6 2017 5,947
AUDI A7 2017 5,947
AUDI Q5 2018 5,947
AUDI Q7 2017 5,947
VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF 2016 5,947
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2017 5,947
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 2017 5,947

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V955000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.