# NHTSA recall 19V095000

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: 19V095000
- Manufacturer's number: 72I8
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2019\-02\-13
- Owners notified: 2019\-03\-07
- Component: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 3326

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2018 Audi A3 sedan and RS3 vehicles.  The latching pins for the center rear seat head restraint may be missing.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash, the head restraint may detach and cause injury to the vehicle occupants.


## The remedy

Audi has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the head restraints, replacing any that are missing pins, free of charge.  The recall began on March 7, 2019.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 72I8.


## 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 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 3326
- Reported remedied: 3075 \(92%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2018 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET. Built 2018\-04\-12 to 2018\-07\-02.
- [2018 AUDI RS 3](/makes/audi/rs-3/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-04\-12 to 2018\-07\-02.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TSB\_2071893\_2](/bulletins/11017621.md), 2025-05-03, 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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