# NHTSA recall 18V370000 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: 18V370000 - Manufacturer's number: 74D5 - Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. - Reported: 2018\-06\-04 - Owners notified: 2018\-11\-29 - Component: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION - Units potentially affected: 139249 ## What is wrong Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2013\-2018 Audi S6 and S7, 2012\-2018 A7 and A6 Sedan, and 2014\-2018 RS7 vehicles equipped with basic seats \(with or without heating\). Stress or wear of the body\-sensing mat within the front passenger seat may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System \(PODS\) control module to malfunction. ## What can happen If the PODS module malfunctions, the front passenger air bag may not deploy properly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury. ## The remedy Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a PODS system repair kit, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74D5. ## 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 2020 quarter 1 - Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-04\-29 - Vehicles in the campaign: 139249 - Reported remedied: 117762 \(84%\) - Reported unreachable: 83 - Reported removed: 28 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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 - [2012 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-04 to 2014\-12\-23. - [2013 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-04 to 2014\-12\-23. - [2014 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2014/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-04 to 2014\-12\-23. - [2015 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2015/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-04 to 2014\-12\-23. - [2016 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-10\-29 to 2018\-04\-30. - [2017 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2017/recalls.md). Built 2014\-10\-29 to 2018\-04\-30. - [2018 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2018/recalls.md). Built 2014\-10\-29 to 2018\-04\-30. - [2012 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-27 to 2015\-01\-31. - [2013 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-27 to 2015\-01\-31. - [2014 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2014/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-27 to 2015\-01\-31. - [2015 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2015/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-27 to 2015\-01\-31. - [2016 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-10\-31 to 2018\-04\-06. - [2017 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2017/recalls.md). Built 2014\-10\-31 to 2018\-04\-06. - [2018 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2018/recalls.md). Built 2014\-10\-31 to 2018\-04\-06. - [2014 AUDI RS 7](/makes/audi/rs-7/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-07\-25 to 2018\-04\-04. - [2015 AUDI RS 7](/makes/audi/rs-7/2015/recalls.md). Built 2013\-07\-25 to 2018\-04\-04. - [2016 AUDI RS 7](/makes/audi/rs-7/2016/recalls.md). Built 2013\-07\-25 to 2018\-04\-04. - [2017 AUDI RS 7](/makes/audi/rs-7/2017/recalls.md). Built 2013\-07\-25 to 2018\-04\-04. - [2018 AUDI RS 7](/makes/audi/rs-7/2018/recalls.md). Built 2013\-07\-25 to 2018\-04\-04. - [2013 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-25 to 2014\-12\-18. - [2014 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-25 to 2014\-12\-18. - [2015 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-25 to 2014\-12\-18. - [2016 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-06 to 2018\-04\-26. - [2017 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-06 to 2018\-04\-26. - [2018 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2018/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-06 to 2018\-04\-26. - [2013 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-27 to 2015\-02\-12. - [2014 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-27 to 2015\-02\-12. - [2015 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-27 to 2015\-02\-12. - [2016 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-07 to 2018\-03\-23. - [2017 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-07 to 2018\-03\-23. - [2018 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2018/recalls.md). Built 2015\-02\-07 to 2018\-03\-23. ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [DC\_Audi\_CF\_ Airbag](/bulletins/11030980.md), 2026-04-07, Other - [A6924112056406\_5](/bulletins/11003002.md), 2024-07-02, Service bulletin - [A6924112056406\_5](/bulletins/11002933.md), 2024-07-02, Service bulletin - [4612262031135](/bulletins/10250479.md), 2024-02-20, Service bulletin - [3713952030582](/bulletins/10250467.md), 2024-02-20, Service bulletin - [SM532014](/bulletins/10242630.md), 2023-09-25, Service bulletin - [A6923912056406\_4](/bulletins/10238396.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin - [37 13 05 2030582](/bulletins/10212701.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin - [A6922812056406\_3](/bulletins/10208209.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin - [A6921692056406\_2](/bulletins/10201505.md), 2021-10-05, 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) JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V370000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V370000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2018V370000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F18V370000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2018V370000)