Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 22, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 237,947. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Sedan, A4 Avant, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan, 2007-2008 RS4 Sedan, 2004 RS4 Cabriolet, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2005-2011 A6 Sedan, 2006-2011 A6 Avant, and 2007-2011 S6 Sedan vehicles. 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 passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Audi has notified owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag with an alternate remedy part, free of charge. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R7. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 16V382, 17V032 and 18V004 and includes vehicles that may have had their air bag previously replaced under one of those campaigns.
27 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Audi A6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Audi S6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Audi A6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 Audi S6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 A4 Cabriolet | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 A4 Cabriolet | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 2004 Audi RS 4 | 0 | 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 18V427000.
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