Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V824000

Seats

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

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V824000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
904
Reported to NHTSA
2015-12-08
Owners notified
2016-02-29

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, LLC (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet vehicles manufactured June 5, 2014, to April 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have a driver or front passenger seat whose cover may be incorrectly stitched, preventing the side air bag from properly deploying in the event of a crash.

Safety risk

Improper side air bag deployment may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's and/or front passenger's seatback cover, free of charge. Owners were mailed interim notices on February 4, 2016. The recall began on February 29, 2016 . Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74C9.

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Audi A3 Cabriolet2015

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.