NHTSA Campaign 18V370000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
NHTSA campaign 18V370000 covers 28 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 18V370000 with NHTSA on June 4, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V370000, NHTSA lists up to 139,249 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 4, 2011 and December 23, 2014.
The 18V370000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V370000 were scheduled from November 29, 2018, 178 days after the report.
18V370000 covers 5 models from Audi, model years 2012–2018.
Owners of the model years 18V370000 covers have filed at least 78 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V370000 vehicles, the 2013 Audi A6 has the most (18).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V370000 ranks 35 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V370000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V370000 was 18V247000, reported on April 18, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Audi S6 and S7, 2012-2018 A7 and A6 Sedan, and 2014-2018 RS7 vehicles equipped with basic seats (with or without heating). Stress or wear of the body-sensing mat within the front passenger seat may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) control module to malfunction.
- The risk
- If the PODS module malfunctions, the front passenger air bag may not deploy properly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a PODS system repair kit, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74D5.
Reported June 4, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V370000 (28)
Audi (28)
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2015 Audi A6
- 2016 Audi A6
- 2017 Audi A6
- 2018 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A7
- 2013 Audi A7
- 2014 Audi A7
- 2015 Audi A7
- 2016 Audi A7
- 2017 Audi A7
- 2018 Audi A7
- 2014 Audi Rs7
- 2015 Audi Rs7
- 2016 Audi Rs7
- 2013 Audi S6
- 2014 Audi S6
- 2015 Audi S6
- 2016 Audi S6
- 2017 Audi S6
- 2018 Audi S6
- 2013 Audi S7
- 2014 Audi S7
- 2015 Audi S7
- 2016 Audi S7
- 2017 Audi S7
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V370000, 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: June 4, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted