# NHTSA recall 19V474000

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: 19V474000
- Manufacturer's number: 69Z4
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2019\-06\-19
- Owners notified: 2019\-09\-12
- Component: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
- Units potentially affected: 138896

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Audi\) is recalling certain 2015\-2016 Audi S3 Sedan, 2015\-2019 A3 Sedan and A3 Cabriolet, 2016\-2018 A3 e\-tron, and 2017\-2019 RS3 vehicles.  An improper electrical contact may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System \(PODS\) to falsely detect a malfunction and deactivate the passenger air bag.


## What can happen

A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.


## The remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the connector and reroute the cable, free of charge.  The recall began September 12, 2019.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 69Z4.


## 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 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-01\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 138896
- Reported remedied: 114026 \(82%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1016
- Reported removed: 42

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 4, 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

- 2015 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET. Built 2014\-06\-05 to 2016\-07\-02.
- 2016 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET. Built 2014\-06\-05 to 2016\-07\-02.
- 2017 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET. Built 2016\-07\-07 to 2019\-03\-14.
- 2018 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET. Built 2016\-07\-07 to 2019\-03\-14.
- 2019 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET. Built 2016\-07\-07 to 2019\-03\-14.
- 2016 AUDI A3 SPORTBACK E\-TRON. Built 2015\-07\-13 to 2018\-08\-22.
- 2017 AUDI A3 SPORTBACK E\-TRON. Built 2015\-07\-13 to 2018\-08\-22.
- 2018 AUDI A3 SPORTBACK E\-TRON. Built 2015\-07\-13 to 2018\-08\-22.
- [2017 AUDI RS 3](/makes/audi/rs-3/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-03\-28 to 2018\-07\-13.
- [2018 AUDI RS 3](/makes/audi/rs-3/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-03\-28 to 2018\-07\-13.
- [2019 AUDI RS 3](/makes/audi/rs-3/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-03\-08 to 2019\-04\-30.
- [2015 AUDI S3](/makes/audi/s3/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-06\-10 to 2016\-07\-25.
- [2016 AUDI S3](/makes/audi/s3/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-06\-10 to 2016\-07\-25.

## 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
- [A6923912056406\_4](/bulletins/10238396.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin
- [A6922812056406\_3](/bulletins/10208209.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin
- [A6921692056406\_2](/bulletins/10201505.md), 2021-10-05, Service bulletin
- [A6921632061030\_3](/bulletins/10190282.md), 2021-05-06, Service bulletin
- [A6921622061030\_2](/bulletins/10187582.md), 2021-03-04, Service bulletin
- [A6920612061030\_1](/bulletins/10185273.md), 2021-01-08, Service bulletin
- [A6919432056406\_1](/bulletins/10166733.md), 2019-11-07, 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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