Recall · 24V251000
Volkswagen Group of America recalled 14 models over air bags
91
Vehicles covered
14
Models
17
Model years
April 3, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023 Audi S5 Cabriolet, A4 Allroad, Q5 Sportback, A3 Sedan, S5 Sportback, SQ7, TT Coupe, TT Roadster, RS5 Sportback, 2024 A8, E-Tron Quattro, E-Tron Sportback Quattro, Q8, RSQ8, 2023-2024 Q3, Q5, and Q7 vehicles. An electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the occupant detection system (ODS) control module may loosen and deactivate the front passenger air bag.
- What it can cause
- A deactivated front passenger air bag will not deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the passenger seat occupant detection system control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 8, 2024. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69GU.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| AudiA3 | 2023 | Not published here |
| AudiA4 Allroad | 2023 | Not published here |
| AudiA8 | 2024 | Not published here |
| AudiE-Tron | 2024 | Not published here |
| AudiQ3 | 2023 to 2024 | 2024 |
| AudiQ5 | 2023 to 2024 | 20232024 |
| AudiQ7 | 2023 to 2024 | 2023 |
| AudiQ8 | 2024 | 2024 |
| AudiRS Q8 | 2024 | Not published here |
| AudiRS5 | 2023 | Not published here |
| AudiS5 | 2023 | Not published here |
| AudiS5 Cabriolet | 2023 | Not published here |
| AudiSQ7 | 2023 | Not published here |
| AudiTT | 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 91 vehicles this is a small campaign: 71% 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 model years 2023 to 2024, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Audi vehicles have been recalled over the air bags 46 times before this, most recently in December 2023 as 23V868000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 6 of the 17 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 123 complaints with NHTSA, 25 of them before this campaign was filed. 4 of those name the air bags, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 8 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V900000 (back over prevention), 25V294000 (engine), 25V082000 (back over prevention), 25V080000 (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 April 3, 2024 as campaign 24V251000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2024-04-03.
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