NHTSA Campaign 17V293000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 17V293000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 17V293000 with NHTSA on May 1, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V293000, NHTSA lists up to 17,694 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 17V293000 were scheduled from July 3, 2017, 63 days after the report.
17V293000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2015–2017.
Owners of the model years 17V293000 covers have filed at least 8 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V293000 vehicles, the 2016 Audi A7 has the most (7).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V293000 ranks 109 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V293000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V293000 was 17V196000, reported on March 22, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Audi A7 vehicles. The affected vehicles have head curtain air bags that may not deploy properly in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
- The risk
- If the head curtain airbag does not deploy properly in the event of a crash, an unbelted passenger has an increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected head curtain air bags, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin June 29, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for the recall is 69R2.
Reported May 1, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V293000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V293000, 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: May 1, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted