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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Audi A6 Recalls

The 2009 Audi A6 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 22, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Audi A6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
21

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2009 Audi A6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2009 Audi A6

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, 2010–2011 A6, 5 other models

18V427000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V004000
Reported
January 4, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 10,166
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010–2011 A6, 2 other models

18V004000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 A6, 4 other models

17V032000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
16V382000
Reported
June 1, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 194,453
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2006, 2008, 2010–2011 A6, 1 other model

16V382000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Audi A6 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2009 Audi A6, the newest on February 27, 2022.

In complaints about the 2009 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the air bags (81%), followed by the electrical system (5%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (5%).

4 of the 2009 Audi A6's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags17
  • Electrical System1
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Power Train1
  • Structure1
  • Unknown Or Other1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Audi A6 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20091
20101
20163
201710
20184
20211
20221

Complaints about the 2009 Audi A6 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 10. 10% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

The 21 complaints about the 2009 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi A6 by model year

Other 2009 Audi models

Newest record on this page: February 27, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted