NHTSA recall 20V056000
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 | 20V056000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 69BT |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2020-01-31 |
| Owners notified | 2021-09-21 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 106857 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 106857 |
| Reported remedied | 2568 (2%) |
| Reported unreachable | 374 |
| Reported removed | 3 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain 2000-2001 TT Roadster, 2000 TT Coupe, 1999 Audi A8, 1998-2000 Audi A6, and 1999-2000 Audi A4 vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) that do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, possibly causing the air bag to deploy improperly in the event of a crash.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, the air bag may not properly protect the occupant, increasing the risk of serious injury or death.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator when the parts become available, free of charge. Owner notifications were mailed September 21, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69BT.
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.
| 1999 AUDI A4 | |
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| 2000 AUDI A4 | |
| 1998 AUDI A6 | |
| 1999 AUDI A6 | |
| 2000 AUDI A6 | |
| 1999 AUDI A8 | |
| 2000 AUDI TT | |
| 2001 AUDI TT |
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.
Investigated as EQ19002
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.
| EQ19002 | Equipment query, opened 2019-12-16, closed 2023-12-11. Takata Non-Azide Driver Air Bag Inflator Ruptures. AIR BAGS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.