NHTSA Campaign 19V474000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
NHTSA campaign 19V474000 covers 6 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 19V474000 with NHTSA on June 19, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V474000, NHTSA lists up to 138,896 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 7, 2016 and March 14, 2019.
The 19V474000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V474000 were scheduled from September 12, 2019, 85 days after the report.
19V474000 covers 3 models from Audi, model years 2015–2018.
Owners of the model years 19V474000 covers have filed at least 40 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V474000 vehicles, the 2015 Audi S3 has the most (29).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V474000 ranks 36 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 19V474000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V474000 was 19V218000, reported on March 20, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Audi S3 Sedan, 2015-2019 A3 Sedan and A3 Cabriolet, 2016-2018 A3 e-tron, and 2017-2019 RS3 vehicles. An improper electrical contact may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) to falsely detect a malfunction and deactivate the passenger air bag.
- The risk
- A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
- The fix
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the connector and reroute the cable, free of charge. The recall began September 12, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69Z4.
Reported June 19, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V474000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V474000, 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 19, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted