Audi recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Audi S3 Sedan, A3 Sedan, 2016-2018 A3 Etron, 2017-2020 RS3 Sedan, and 2015-2019 A3 Cabriolet vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction and switch off the passenger air bag even when the seat is occupied.
What could happen
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
The fix
Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and update the PODS control module, free of charge. Owners letters were mailed December 23, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69BY.
Vehicles covered
- Audi A3 2015–2020
- Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron 2016–2018
- Audi Rs 3 2017–2020
- Audi S3 2015–2020
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21V198000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 22, 2021
- Owners notified
- Dec 23, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 153,152
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Air bags › Sensor › Occupant classification › Front passenger; Air bags › On-off switch assembly
- Maker's own recall number
- 69BY
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
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: Equipment Dec 7, 2022
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Back over prevention Nov 2, 2022
- Audi recall: Equipment Oct 26, 2022
- Audi recall: Air bags Aug 29, 2022
- Audi / Volkswagen recall: Air bags Jul 27, 2022
- Audi recall: Seat belts Jul 20, 2022
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.