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Service bulletin AWA 16-04

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10092552
Published by NHTSA2017-02-22
Manufacturer's numberAWA 16-04
Manufacturer's date2016-07-05
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

MANDATORY PARTS RETURN FOR ALL SIDE AIRBAGS REPLACED UNDER SAFETY RECALL 69M1. SIDE AIRBAGS NOT RETURNED OR IMPROPERLY RETURNED ARE SUBJECT TO CLAIM CANCELLATION. ALL SIDE AIRBAGS ON APPROVED 69M1 SAFETY RECALL CLAIMS WILL BE REQUESTED FOR RETURN THROUGH THE WARRANTY PARTS PORTAL (WPP). DO NOT DETONATE OR DISPOSE OF ANY SIDE AIRBAG REPLACED AS PART OF SAFETY RECALL 69M1. SAFETY RECALL 69M1 CLAIMS WILL BE CANCELLED IN SAGA IF THE SIDE AIRBAGS REQUESTED FOR RETURN THROUGH THE WPP ARE NOT RECEIVED OR IN-TRANSIT WITH FEDEX BY THE REQUEST EXPIRATION DATE. THE SIDE AIRBAGS WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE FOLLOWING INSPECTION FACILITY: AUDI WARRANTY PARTS RETURN CENTER C/O GLOBAL VEHICLE WORKS. 5402 HILL 23 DRIVE FLINT, MI 48507

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Air bags

Vehicles listed
AUDI Q52015

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20170032017-01-04. Airbag
17V0010002017-01-03. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
16V0450002016-01-28. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
20160412016-01-27. Airbag

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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