NHTSA recall 17V822000
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 | 17V822000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 69T7 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2017-12-20 |
| Owners notified | 2018-01-18 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW |
| Units potentially affected | 8037 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2019-07-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 8037 |
| Reported remedied | 7748 (96%) |
| Reported unreachable | 7 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 2, 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 2018 Audi A5 Coupe vehicles. The affected vehicles were built with head curtain air bag assemblies that may not unfold properly. As such, these vehicle fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the head curtain air bag, if the air bag does not deploy properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will modify the head curtain air bags so that they deploy properly, free of charge. The recall began on January 18, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 11-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69T7.
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.
| 2018 AUDI A5 | Built 2016-11-17 to 2017-12-14. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| A6923902051242_7 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides instructions for when the airbag light is illuminated in the DIS, and may also be illuminated in the overhead console, and it is accompanied by DTC B122551. |
| DC_Rings_VOL10 | 2023-03-06. Service bulletin. Takata recall and 3G turndown |
| 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. |
| A6920522059428_1 | 2020-06-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin contains instructions for DTCs B130494 and B130594. |
| 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.