NHTSA recall 19V547000
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 | 19V547000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 74D9 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2019-07-24 |
| Owners notified | 2019-09-09 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION |
| Units potentially affected | 145337 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-01-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 145337 |
| Reported remedied | 133552 (91%) |
| Reported unreachable | 421 |
| Reported removed | 10 |
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.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi RS5 Sportback, 2018 S5 Cabriolet, S5 Sportback, S5 Coupe, S4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sportback, A5 Coupe, and 2017-2018 A4 Sedan and A4 Allroad vehicles. Oxidation on the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) connecting cable may cause the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.
What can happen
A disabled passenger air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will install cable ties to the harness, free of charge. The recall began September 9, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's number for this recall is 74D9.
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.
| 2017 AUDI A4 ALLROAD | Built 2016-03-10 to 2018-07-27. |
|---|---|
| 2018 AUDI A4 ALLROAD | Built 2015-11-04 to 2018-07-30. |
| 2018 AUDI A5 | Built 2017-02-07 to 2018-07-26. |
| 2018 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET | Built 2017-02-17 to 2018-07-20. |
| 2017 AUDI ALLROAD | |
| 2018 AUDI ALLROAD | |
| 2018 AUDI RS 5 | |
| 2019 AUDI RS 5 | |
| 2018 AUDI S4 | Built 2016-11-25 to 2018-07-30. |
| 2018 AUDI S5 | Built 2017-02-12 to 2018-07-27. |
| 2018 AUDI S5 CABRIOLET | Built 2017-03-02 to 2018-07-28. |
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.