NHTSA Campaign 21V198000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
NHTSA campaign 21V198000 covers 14 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 21V198000 with NHTSA on March 22, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V198000, NHTSA lists up to 153,152 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V198000 were scheduled from December 23, 2021, 276 days after the report.
21V198000 covers 3 models from Audi, model years 2015–2020.
Owners of the model years 21V198000 covers have filed at least 175 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V198000 vehicles, the 2015 Audi A3 has the most (45).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V198000 ranks 30 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 21V198000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 21V198000 was 21V159000, reported on March 10, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Audi S3 Sedan, A3 Sedan, 2016-2018 A3 Etron, 2017-2020 RS3 Sedan, and 2015-2019 A3 Cabriolet vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction and switch off the passenger air bag even when the seat is occupied.
- The risk
- A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and update the PODS control module, free of charge. Owners letters were mailed December 23, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69BY.
Reported March 22, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V198000 (14)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V198000, 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: March 22, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted