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NHTSA Campaign 21V874000

SEATS

Issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported Nov 10, 2021 · 208,332 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, and Audi S5 Sportback vehicles. The cable connecting the seat heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.

Consequence

A disabled passenger air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the connecting cable and either the heating mat or entire seat cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 74E3. This recall is an expansion of Recall 19V-547 (74D9). Vehicles previously repaired under 19V-547 will need to return for the new remedy.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AUDI A4 2017 208,332
AUDI A4 2018 208,332
AUDI A4 2019 208,332
AUDI A4 2020 208,332
AUDI A5 2018 208,332
AUDI A5 2019 208,332
AUDI A5 2020 208,332
AUDI RS 5 2018 208,332
AUDI RS 5 2019 208,332
AUDI S4 2018 208,332
AUDI S4 2019 208,332
AUDI S4 2020 208,332
AUDI S5 2018 208,332
AUDI S5 2019 208,332
AUDI S5 2020 208,332

Source: NHTSA Campaign 21V874000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.