NHTSA Campaign 18V004000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V004000 covers 5 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 18V004000 with NHTSA on January 4, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V004000, NHTSA lists up to 10,166 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 10, 2008 and March 23, 2011.
The 18V004000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V004000 were scheduled from June 29, 2018, 176 days after the report.
18V004000 covers 3 models from Audi, model years 2009–2011.
Owners of the model years 18V004000 covers have filed at least 59 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V004000 vehicles, the 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet has the most (18).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V004000 ranks 123 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V004000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V004000 was 17V822000, reported on December 20, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2010-2011 Audi A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles, ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, 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 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet vehicles, and 2009-2011 Audi A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles registered in the states of 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 or "Zone C." 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 passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other 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. Audi mailed an interim owner notification March 02, 2018. When parts to perform the recall repair become available, Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in June 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69U1. Note: This recall has been superseded by 18V427.
Reported January 4, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V004000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V004000, 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 4, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted