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NHTSA recall 17V032000

Air Bags · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

January 11, 2017report date
33,421units affected
Vehicle recalltype
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What's wrong: 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…

Why it matters: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

The fix: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 30, 2018.

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All model years NHTSA lists

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 Rs 4, 2008 Audi Rs 4, 2005 Audi S4, 2006 Audi S4, 2007 Audi S4, 2008 Audi S4, 2009 Audi S4, 2007 Audi S6, 2008 Audi S6, 2009 Audi S6.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 17V032000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.