NHTSA Recall 16V382000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V382000; Date: May. 31, 2016
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2004 Audi A4; 2005 Audi A4; 2006 Audi A4; 2007 Audi A4; 2008 Audi A4; 2005 Audi A6; 2006 Audi A6; 2007 Audi A6; 2008 Audi A6; 2009 Audi A6; 2010 Audi A6; 2011 Audi A6
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 194,453
Recall Summary:
Volkswagen group of America, inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Audi a4, and 2005-2011 Audi a6 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in alabama, California, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u. S. Virgin islands, or "zone a. " additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Audi a4, and 2005-2008 Audi a6 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia, or "zone b. " lastly, unless included in "zone a" or "zone b" above, Volkswagen is recalling model year 2004 Audi a4 vehicles originally sold, or registered, in alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin, and wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
How to Fix:
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The interim owner letters were sent to owners in July 2016, and will be sent a second letter once parts are available. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Apr 28, 2017
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