NHTSA Campaign 18V427000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V427000 covers 16 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 18V427000 with NHTSA on June 22, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V427000, NHTSA lists up to 237,947 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 11, 2004 and May 17, 2008.
The 18V427000 report reached NHTSA 10 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V427000 were scheduled from June 29, 2018, 7 days after the report.
18V427000 covers 6 models from Audi, model years 2005–2011.
Owners of the model years 18V427000 covers have filed at least 422 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V427000 vehicles, the 2008 Audi A4 has the most (116).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V427000 ranks 17 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V427000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V427000 was 18V406000, reported on June 13, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Sedan, A4 Avant, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan, 2007-2008 RS4 Sedan, 2004 RS4 Cabriolet, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2005-2011 A6 Sedan, 2006-2011 A6 Avant, and 2007-2011 S6 Sedan vehicles. 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 has notified owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag with an alternate remedy part, free of charge. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R7. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 16V382, 17V032 and 18V004 and includes vehicles that may have had their air bag previously replaced under one of those campaigns.
Reported June 22, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V427000 (16)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V427000, 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 22, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted