NHTSA Campaign 17V032000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 17V032000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 17V032000 with NHTSA on January 11, 2017; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 17V032000, NHTSA lists up to 33,421 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 13, 2004 and May 19, 2008.
The 17V032000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V032000 were scheduled from March 30, 2018, 443 days after the report.
17V032000 covers 5 models from Audi, model years 2005–2009.
Owners of the model years 17V032000 covers have filed at least 398 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V032000 vehicles, the 2008 Audi A4 has the most (116).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V032000 ranks 84 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V032000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V032000 was 16V519000, reported on July 8, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet, S4 Cabriolet, A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone B" above, Volkswagen is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Avant, A4 Sedan, A6 Sedan, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan vehicles, 2007-2008 A4 Cabriolet, RS4 Sedan, S4 Cabriolet and S6 Sedan vehicles, and 2006-2008 A6 Avant and 2008 RS4 Cabriolet vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 30, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Note: This recall has been superseded by recall number 18V427.
Reported January 11, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V032000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V032000, 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 11, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted