NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Audi S4 Recalls
The 2005 Audi S4 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 22, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Audi S4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 43
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Audi S4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2005 Audi S4
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V427000
- Reported
- June 22, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 237,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2008 S4, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V032000
- Reported
- January 11, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,421
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2008 S4, 4 other models
2005 Audi S4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 43 owner complaints about the 2005 Audi S4, the newest on April 26, 2018. Of these, 2 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2005 Audi S4, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (77%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the air bags (9%).
2 of the 2005 Audi S4's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Audi S4 owners gave the mileage (34 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting33
- Electrical System5
- Air Bags4
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Engine1
- Fuel System, Gasoline1
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2005 Audi S4 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 11. 12% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 43 complaints about the 2005 Audi S4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi S4 by model year
Other 2005 Audi models
Newest record on this page: June 22, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted