Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 11, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 33,421. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet, S4 Cabriolet, A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone B" above, Volkswagen is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Avant, A4 Sedan, A6 Sedan, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan vehicles, 2007-2008 A4 Cabriolet, RS4 Sedan, S4 Cabriolet and S6 Sedan vehicles, and 2006-2008 A6 Avant and 2008 RS4 Cabriolet vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 30, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Note: This recall has been superseded by recall number 18V427.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Audi A4 | 120 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 Audi A6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Audi S4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Audi S6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Audi A4 | 175 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 Audi A6 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 Audi RS 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Audi S4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Audi S6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Audi A4 | 196 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 Audi A6 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 Audi RS 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Audi S4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 Audi S6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Audi A4 | 295 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 Audi A6 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 Audi S4 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Audi A4 | 219 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 Audi A6 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 Audi S4 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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 17V032000.
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