Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V955000

Seat belts: pretensioner

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-12-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V955000

Seat belts: pretensioner

Component
Seat belts: pretensioner
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
5,947
Reported to NHTSA
2016-12-29
Owners notified
2017-02-28

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat belt pretensioners may not activate properly.

Safety risk

In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.

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

8 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
Audi A4 Allroad2017
Audi A62017
Audi A72017
Audi Q52018
Audi Q72017
Volkswagen E-Golf2016
Volkswagen Golf2017
Volkswagen Tiguan2017

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.