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NHTSA Campaign 18V082000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported Jan 30, 2018 · 162,782 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AUDI A3 2006 162,782
AUDI A3 2007 162,782
AUDI A3 2008 162,782
AUDI A3 2009 162,782
AUDI A3 2010 162,782
AUDI A3 2011 162,782
AUDI A3 2012 162,782
AUDI A3 2013 162,782
AUDI A4 CABRIOLET 2007 162,782
AUDI A4 CABRIOLET 2008 162,782
AUDI A4 CABRIOLET 2009 162,782
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2010 162,782
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2011 162,782
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2012 162,782
AUDI Q5 2009 162,782
AUDI Q5 2010 162,782
AUDI Q5 2011 162,782
AUDI Q5 2012 162,782
AUDI RS 4 2008 162,782
AUDI S4 CABRIOLET 2009 162,782
AUDI S5 CABRIOLET 2010 162,782
AUDI S5 CABRIOLET 2011 162,782
AUDI S5 CABRIOLET 2012 162,782

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V082000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.