Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Air Bags
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 24, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 101,938. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Audi A4 and S4 vehicles manufactured February 16, 2012, to October 21, 2014, and 2013-2015 Audi Allroad vehicles manufactured March 12, 2012, to October 21, 2014. Due to an improper algorithm in the air bag control module, if a crash necessitates deployment of the side air bags, a second impact to the front of the vehicle may not command the front air bags to also deploy.
The risk
If the front air bags do not deploy in the event of a secondary impact to the front of the vehicle, there is an increased risk of occupant injury.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and Audi dealers will update the air bag control unit software, free of charge. The recall began on November 14, 2014. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69K5.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Audi A4 Allroad | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 Audi Allroad | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Audi S4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Audi A4 Allroad | 46 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 Audi Allroad | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Audi S4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Audi A4 Allroad | 87 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 Audi Allroad | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Audi S4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V667000.
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