# NHTSA recall 18V427000 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: 18V427000 - Manufacturer's number: 69R7 - Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. - Reported: 2018\-06\-22 - Owners notified: 2018\-06\-29 - Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE - Units potentially affected: 237947 ## What is wrong Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2005\-2008 Audi A4 Sedan, A4 Avant, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan, 2007\-2008 RS4 Sedan, 2004 RS4 Cabriolet, 2007\-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2005\-2011 A6 Sedan, 2006\-2011 A6 Avant, and 2007\-2011 S6 Sedan vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long\-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. ## What can happen An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death. ## The remedy Audi has notified owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag with an alternate remedy part, free of charge. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R7. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 16V382, 17V032 and 18V004 and includes vehicles that may have had their air bag previously replaced under one of those campaigns. ## 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 2019 quarter 3 - Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-10\-29 - Vehicles in the campaign: 237947 - Reported remedied: 98266 \(41%\) - Reported unreachable: 44 - Reported removed: 5761 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 3, 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 - [2005 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-11\-11 to 2008\-05\-17. - [2006 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2006/recalls.md). Built 2004\-11\-11 to 2008\-05\-17. - [2007 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2007/recalls.md). Built 2004\-11\-11 to 2008\-05\-17. - [2008 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2008/recalls.md). Built 2004\-11\-11 to 2008\-05\-17. - 2007 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. Built 2006\-06\-26 to 2009\-03\-18. - 2008 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. Built 2006\-06\-26 to 2009\-03\-18. - 2009 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET. Built 2006\-06\-26 to 2009\-03\-18. - [2005 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-05 to 2011\-03\-23. - [2006 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2006/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-05 to 2011\-03\-23. - [2007 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2007/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-05 to 2011\-03\-23. - [2008 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2008/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-05 to 2011\-03\-23. - [2009 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2009/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-05 to 2011\-03\-23. - [2010 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2010/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-05 to 2011\-03\-23. - [2011 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2011/recalls.md). Built 2004\-07\-05 to 2011\-03\-23. - [2007 AUDI RS 4](/makes/audi/rs-4/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-03\-02 to 2008\-05\-28. - [2008 AUDI RS 4](/makes/audi/rs-4/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-03\-02 to 2008\-05\-28. - 2004 AUDI RS4. Built 2007\-09\-05 to 2008\-02\-05. - [2005 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2005/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-18 to 2008\-05\-20. - [2006 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-18 to 2008\-05\-20. - [2007 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2007/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-18 to 2008\-05\-20. - [2008 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2008/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-18 to 2008\-05\-20. - [2009 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-06\-26 to 2008\-11\-05. - [2007 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-14 to 2011\-01\-13. - [2008 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-14 to 2011\-01\-13. - [2009 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-14 to 2011\-01\-13. - [2010 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2010/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-14 to 2011\-01\-13. - [2011 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2011/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-14 to 2011\-01\-13. ## Investigated as EA15001 This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected. - EA15001: Engineering analysis, opened 2015\-02\-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V427000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V427000/investigations) ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [Campaign Parts B](/bulletins/10133405.md), 2018-04-16, 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/18V427000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V427000) [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%2018V427000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F18V427000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2018V427000)