1991 Audi S4

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-inactive97V172000

Filed Oct 6, 199754,800 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH AUDI'S DURABILITY STANDARDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.

Risk. IN THE EVENT THE SENSOR SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2022	1	1	0	Routine
2021	2	4	0	Routine
2020	16	3	0	Routine
2019	2	1	0	Routine
2018	7	2	0	Routine
2015	1	1	0	Routine
2014	17	1	0	Routine
2013	33	1	0	Routine
2012	22	1	2	Routine
2011	26	1	0	Routine
2010	60	0	0	Routine
2009	0	2	0	Routine
2008	4	2	0	Routine
2007	13	2	1	Routine
2006	30	2	0	Routine
2005	43	2	0	Routine
2004	29	1	1	Routine
2003	1	1	0	Routine
2002	22	1	0	Routine
2001	87	1	0	Routine
2000	143	1	0	Routine
1996	0	1	0	Routine
1995	1	2	0	Routine
1994	7	2	0	Routine
1993	16	2	0	Routine
1992	5	2	0	Routine
1991 — this page	0	1	0	Routine
1990	0	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 6, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.