Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 19V415000

Seats

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2019-06-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 19V415000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
66
Reported to NHTSA
2019-06-05
Owners notified
2019-07-25

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019 Audi A8 vehicles equipped with rear relaxation seats. The front passenger seat track rivet may fail and cause the spindle bracket to separate.

Safety risk

A failure of the seat track rivet increases the risk of injury during a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger seat tracks, free of charge. The recall began July 25, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 72J3.

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 A82019

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.