NHTSA recall 14V667000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 14V667000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 69K5 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2014-10-24 |
| Owners notified | 2014-11-11 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Units potentially affected | 101938 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-04-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 101938 |
| Reported remedied | 97252 (95%) |
| Reported unreachable | 226 |
| Reported removed | 15 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Audi A4 and S4 vehicles manufactured February 16, 2012, to October 21, 2014, and 2013-2015 Audi Allroad vehicles manufactured March 12, 2012, to October 21, 2014. Due to an improper algorithm in the air bag control module, if a crash necessitates deployment of the side air bags, a second impact to the front of the vehicle may not command the front air bags to also deploy.
What can happen
If the front air bags do not deploy in the event of a secondary impact to the front of the vehicle, there is an increased risk of occupant injury.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and Audi dealers will update the air bag control unit software, free of charge. The recall began on November 14, 2014. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69K5.
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.
| 2013 AUDI A4 ALLROAD | Built 2012-02-16 to 2014-10-21. |
|---|---|
| 2014 AUDI A4 ALLROAD | Built 2012-02-16 to 2014-10-21. |
| 2015 AUDI A4 ALLROAD | Built 2012-02-16 to 2014-10-21. |
| 2013 AUDI ALLROAD | Built 2012-03-12 to 2014-10-21. |
| 2014 AUDI ALLROAD | Built 2012-03-12 to 2014-10-21. |
| 2015 AUDI ALLROAD | Built 2012-03-12 to 2014-10-21. |
| 2013 AUDI S4 | Built 2012-02-16 to 2014-10-21. |
| 2014 AUDI S4 | Built 2012-02-16 to 2014-10-21. |
| 2015 AUDI S4 | Built 2012-02-16 to 2014-10-21. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| DC_Audi_CF_ Airbag | 2026-04-07. Other. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used vehicles. |
|---|---|
| A6924112056406_5 | 2024-07-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when the airbag warning light is on, DTC B13BCF2 stored in the airbag control module. |
| A6924112056406_5 | 2024-07-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when the airbag warning light is on, DTC B13BCF2 stored in the airbag control module. |
| 4612262031135 | 2024-02-20. Service bulletin. Yellow warning light for electric parking brake on, ACC inoperative once |
| Edition110 | 2023-09-18. Service bulletin. VW Elsa Newsletter |
| A6923912056406_4 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the airbag warning light is on and DTC B13BCF2 is stored in the airbag control module. |
| 97133520334121 | 2022-11-21. Service bulletin. ABS warning light on - wire harness damage |
| A6922812056406_3 | 2022-03-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin contains instructions for when the airbag warning is illuminated and DTC B13BCF2 is stored. |
| A6921692056406_2 | 2021-10-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin contains instructions for when the airbag warning is illuminated and DTC B13BCF2 is stored. |
| A6919432056406_1 | 2019-11-07. Service bulletin. This bulletin contains instructions for when the airbag warning is illuminated and DTC B13BCF2 is stored. 2015-2020 A3 Cabriolet, 2016-2018 A3 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Sportback, 2018-2020 RS5 Cabriolet, 2018-2020 S5 Sportback |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.