NHTSA Campaign 21V874000
SEATS
NHTSA campaign 21V874000 covers 15 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 21V874000 with NHTSA on November 10, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V874000, NHTSA lists up to 208,332 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V874000 were scheduled from January 7, 2022, 58 days after the report.
21V874000 covers 5 models from Audi, model years 2017–2020.
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V874000 ranks 23 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 21V874000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 7 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 21V874000 was 21V038000, reported on February 1, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, and Audi S5 Sportback vehicles. The cable connecting the seat heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing 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
- Dealers will replace the connecting cable and either the heating mat or entire seat cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 74E3. This recall is an expansion of Recall 19V-547 (74D9). Vehicles previously repaired under 19V-547 will need to return for the new remedy.
Reported November 10, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V874000 (15)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V874000, 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: November 10, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted