NHTSA Recall 17V032000
NHTSA Campaign Id 17V032000; Date: Jan. 11, 2017
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2005 Audi A4; 2006 Audi A4; 2007 Audi A4; 2008 Audi A4; 2009 Audi A4; 2005 Audi A6; 2006 Audi A6; 2007 Audi A6; 2008 Audi A6; 2009 Audi A6; 2007 Audi RS4; 2008 Audi RS4; 2005 Audi S4; 2006 Audi S4; 2007 Audi S4; 2008 Audi S4; 2009 Audi S4; 2007 Audi S6; 2008 Audi S6; 2009 Audi S6
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 33,421
Recall Summary:
Volkswagen group of America, inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009 Audi a4 cabriolet, s4 cabriolet, a6 avant, a6 sedan and s6 sedan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, the 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. " additionally, unless included in "zone b" above, Volkswagen is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi a4 avant, a4 sedan, a6 sedan, s4 avant and s4 sedan vehicles, 2007-2008 a4 cabriolet, rs4 sedan, s4 cabriolet and s6 sedan vehicles, and 2006-2008 a6 avant and 2008 rs4 cabriolet vehicles originally sold, or ever 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 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 recall is expected to begin in February 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
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: Mar 2, 2017
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