# NHTSA recall 16V376000

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: 16V376000
- Manufacturer's number: 69O1
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2016\-05\-27
- Owners notified: 2016\-10\-31
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE\-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS
- Units potentially affected: 8381

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(VW\) is recalling certain model year 2008\-2009 Audi A4, A5, and Q5 vehicles.  In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail.


## What can happen

If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.


## The remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control unit, free of charge.  The recall began October 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69O1.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 8381
- Reported remedied: 4191 \(50%\)
- Reported unreachable: 9
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2008 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2009/recalls.md)
- [2008 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2009/recalls.md)
- 2008 AUDI Q5
- [2009 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2009/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [A691428 2023323\-](/bulletins/10122295.md), 2017-11-08, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-69\-11\-20](/bulletins/10043389.md), 2012-03-26, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-69\-10\-10](/bulletins/10035271.md), 2011-02-15, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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