NHTSA Campaign 18V082000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V082000 covers 19 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 18V082000 with NHTSA on January 30, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V082000, NHTSA lists up to 162,782 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 8, 2009 and March 1, 2012.
The 18V082000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V082000 were scheduled from February 23, 2018, 24 days after the report.
18V082000 covers 5 models from Audi, model years 2006–2013.
Owners of the model years 18V082000 covers have filed at least 503 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V082000 vehicles, the 2012 Audi Q5 has the most (85).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V082000 ranks 29 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V082000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V082000 was 18V004000, reported on January 4, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 23, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R6. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.
Reported January 30, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V082000 (19)
Audi (19)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V082000, 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 30, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted