Audi / Volkswagen recall: Seat belts
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat belt pretensioners may not activate properly.
What could happen
In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.
The fix
Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
Vehicles covered
- Audi A4 Allroad 2017
- Audi A6 2017
- Audi A7 2017
- Audi Q5 2018
- Audi Q7 2017
- Volkswagen E-Golf 2016
- Volkswagen Golf 2017
- Volkswagen Tiguan 2017
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V955000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Dec 29, 2016
- Owners notified
- Feb 28, 2017
- Vehicles or items affected
- 5,947
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jul 27, 2016 to Aug 9, 2016
- Part
- Seat belts › Pretensioner; Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module; Air bags › Side/window; Air bags › Frontal › Driver side › Inflator module
- Maker's own recall number
- VW: 69P4; Audi 69P2
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 / Volkswagen recall: Air bags Jul 27, 2022
- Volkswagen recall: Unknown or other May 5, 2021
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Seats Nov 14, 2018
- Volkswagen recall: Unknown or other May 16, 2018
- Volkswagen recall: Latches/locks/linkages Jun 24, 2016
- Volkswagen recall: Electrical system Mar 7, 2016
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.