NHTSA Campaign 19V547000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 19V547000 covers 6 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 19V547000 with NHTSA on July 24, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V547000, NHTSA lists up to 145,337 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 7, 2017 and July 26, 2018.
The 19V547000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V547000 were scheduled from September 9, 2019, 47 days after the report.
19V547000 covers 5 models from Audi, model years 2017–2018.
Owners of the model years 19V547000 covers have filed at least 10 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V547000 vehicles, the 2018 Audi A5 has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V547000 ranks 32 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 19V547000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V547000 was 19V535000, reported on July 17, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi RS5 Sportback, 2018 S5 Cabriolet, S5 Sportback, S5 Coupe, S4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sportback, A5 Coupe, and 2017-2018 A4 Sedan and A4 Allroad vehicles. Oxidation on the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) connecting cable may cause the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.
- The risk
- A disabled passenger air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will install cable ties to the harness, free of charge. The recall began September 9, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's number for this recall is 74D9.
Reported July 24, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V547000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V547000, 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: July 24, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted