Recall · 20V274000
Volkswagen Group of America recalled 3 models over air bags
153
Vehicles covered
3
Models
3
Model years
May 13, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2020 Audi A6, A6 Allroad and A7 vehicles. The passenger air bag may not properly deploy through the instrument panel tear seam.
- What it can cause
- In the event of a crash, the passenger air bag may not properly deploy and inflate, and small plastic parts may enter the cabin, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the instrument panels, free of charge. The recall began June 24, 2020. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 70H6.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| AudiA6 | 2020 | 2020 |
| AudiA7 | 2020 | Not published here |
| AudiAllroad | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 153 vehicles this is a small campaign: 64% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2020, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Audi vehicles have been recalled over the air bags 34 times before this, most recently in February 2020 as 20V093000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 3 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 24 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 8 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V900000 (back over prevention), 23V601000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 22V861000 (electrical system), 22V155000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. with NHTSA on May 13, 2020 as campaign 20V274000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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