NHTSA Campaign 17V001000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 17V001000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: sun/moon roof assembly. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 17V001000 with NHTSA on January 3, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V001000, NHTSA lists up to 234,057 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 28, 2010 and August 13, 2016.
The 17V001000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V001000 were scheduled from March 3, 2017, 59 days after the report.
17V001000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2011–2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V001000 ranks 18 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V001000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 7 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 17V001000 was 16V415000, reported on June 9, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Audi Q5 vehicles. The sunroof drainage system may allow water to soak into the foam surrounding the side head air bag inflator canister resulting in the corrosion of the canister. If this happens, the corrosion can weaken the canister and the inflator could fracture without air bag deployment, propelling fragments into the passenger compartment, striking and causing serious injury to vehicle occupants.
- The risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the inflator and either coat it or replace it, as necessary, after removing the surrounding foam, free of charge. The recall is expected to began March 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69P1.
Reported January 3, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V001000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V001000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 3, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted