Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V823000

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-12-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V823000

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification

Component
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
21,074
Reported to NHTSA
2015-12-08
Owners notified
2016-02-05

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Audi A6 vehicles manufactured March 28, 2011, to March 25, 2013, and 2012-2013 Audi A7 vehicles manufactured January 25, 2011, to March 19, 2013. In vehicles with heated and cooled seats, the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS), used to enable the front passenger air bags, may malfunction and prevent the passenger-side air bags from deploying in a crash.

Safety risk

An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of occupant injury in a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and Audi dealers will install a PODS system repair kit, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74D1.

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.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Audi A62013 2012
Audi A72013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.