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NHTSA Campaign 21V198000

AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY

Issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported Mar 22, 2021 · 153,152 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Audi S3 Sedan, A3 Sedan, 2016-2018 A3 Etron, 2017-2020 RS3 Sedan, and 2015-2019 A3 Cabriolet vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction and switch off the passenger air bag even when the seat is occupied.

Consequence

A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and update the PODS control module, free of charge. Owners letters were mailed December 23, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69BY.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AUDI A3 2015 153,152
AUDI A3 2016 153,152
AUDI A3 2017 153,152
AUDI A3 2018 153,152
AUDI A3 2019 153,152
AUDI A3 2020 153,152
AUDI A3 SPORTBACK E-TRON 2016 153,152
AUDI A3 SPORTBACK E-TRON 2017 153,152
AUDI A3 SPORTBACK E-TRON 2018 153,152
AUDI RS 3 2017 153,152
AUDI RS 3 2018 153,152
AUDI RS 3 2019 153,152
AUDI RS 3 2020 153,152
AUDI S3 2015 153,152
AUDI S3 2016 153,152
AUDI S3 2017 153,152
AUDI S3 2018 153,152
AUDI S3 2019 153,152
AUDI S3 2020 153,152

Source: NHTSA Campaign 21V198000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.