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NHTSA Campaign 18V370000

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

Issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported Jun 4, 2018 · 139,249 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Audi S6 and S7, 2012-2018 A7 and A6 Sedan, and 2014-2018 RS7 vehicles equipped with basic seats (with or without heating). Stress or wear of the body-sensing mat within the front passenger seat may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) control module to malfunction.

Consequence

If the PODS module malfunctions, the front passenger air bag may not deploy properly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a PODS system repair kit, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74D5.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AUDI A6 2012 139,249
AUDI A6 2013 139,249
AUDI A6 2014 139,249
AUDI A6 2015 139,249
AUDI A6 2016 139,249
AUDI A6 2017 139,249
AUDI A6 2018 139,249
AUDI A7 2012 139,249
AUDI A7 2013 139,249
AUDI A7 2014 139,249
AUDI A7 2015 139,249
AUDI A7 2016 139,249
AUDI A7 2017 139,249
AUDI A7 2018 139,249
AUDI RS 7 2014 139,249
AUDI RS 7 2015 139,249
AUDI RS 7 2016 139,249
AUDI RS 7 2017 139,249
AUDI RS 7 2018 139,249
AUDI S6 2013 139,249
AUDI S6 2014 139,249
AUDI S6 2015 139,249
AUDI S6 2016 139,249
AUDI S6 2017 139,249
AUDI S6 2018 139,249
AUDI S7 2013 139,249
AUDI S7 2014 139,249
AUDI S7 2015 139,249
AUDI S7 2016 139,249
AUDI S7 2017 139,249
AUDI S7 2018 139,249

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V370000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.