Audi recall: Seats
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, LLC (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet vehicles manufactured June 5, 2014, to April 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have a driver or front passenger seat whose cover may be incorrectly stitched, preventing the side air bag from properly deploying in the event of a crash.
What could happen
Improper side air bag deployment may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The fix
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's and/or front passenger's seatback cover, free of charge. Owners were mailed interim notices on February 4, 2016. The recall began on February 29, 2016 . Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74C9.
Vehicles covered
- Audi A3 Cabriolet 2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V824000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Dec 8, 2015
- Owners notified
- Feb 29, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 904
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jun 5, 2014 to Apr 1, 2015
- Part
- Seats; Air bags › Side/window
- Maker's own recall number
- 74C9
Notes
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Audi recall: Air bags Jun 19, 2019
- Audi recall: Seats Feb 13, 2019
- Audi recall: Fuel system, gasoline Dec 5, 2018
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Seats Nov 14, 2018
- Audi recall: Engine and engine cooling Aug 16, 2017
- Audi recall: Equipment Apr 26, 2017
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.