Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V803000

Seats: mid/rear assembly

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-11-14.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V803000

Seats: mid/rear assembly

Component
Seats: mid/rear assembly
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
169
Reported to NHTSA
2018-11-14
Owners notified
2018-12-28

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen e-Golf and Golf R vehicles, and Audi A3 Sedan and RS3 vehicles. The rear seat frame head restraint guide sleeves may be incorrectly welded to the seat frame.

Safety risk

If the guide sleeves are incorrectly welded, in the event of a crash, the rear seat head restraints may have reduced stability, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Volkswagen and Audi will notify their owners, and dealers will inspect the guide sleeves for incorrect welds, replacing the rear seat frame, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 28, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 72H8 (VW) and 72H9(Audi).

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 4 models.

ModelYears on record
Audi A3 Cabriolet2018
Audi RS 32018
Volkswagen E-Golf2018
Volkswagen Golf R2018

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.