# NHTSA recall 21V159000

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: 21V159000
- Manufacturer's number: 70i2
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-03\-10
- Owners notified: 2021\-03\-26
- Component: AIR BAGS
- Units potentially affected: 3421
- Part numbers: 4K1857001E, 4K1857001C, 4K1857001B

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Audi\) is recalling certain 2021 Audi RS6 Avant, RS7, 2020\-2021 A6 Allroad, S6 Sedan, S7, 2019\-2021 A6 Sedan, and A7 vehicles.  The score line on the passenger air bag may not have been manufactured correctly.


## What can happen

An incorrectly manufactured air bag may not deploy properly, and could also eject plastic debris into the passenger compartment, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.


## The remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the passenger air bag score line, and repair it as necessary, free of charge.  The recall begin March 26, 2021.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 70i2.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-23
- Vehicles in the campaign: 3421
- Reported remedied: 3331 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2019 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 AUDI A6 ALLROAD](/makes/audi/a6-allroad/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI A6 ALLROAD](/makes/audi/a6-allroad/2021/recalls.md)
- [2019 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI RS 6 AVANT](/makes/audi/rs-6-avant/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI RS 7](/makes/audi/rs-7/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2021/recalls.md)

## 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
- [A6924082073566\_1](/bulletins/10253265.md), 2024-05-06, Service bulletin
- [A6924062072911\_1](/bulletins/10250319.md), 2024-03-06, Service bulletin
- [A6923912056406\_4](/bulletins/10238396.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin
- [A6922812056406\_3](/bulletins/10208209.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin
- [A6921752056421\_6](/bulletins/10205964.md), 2022-01-06, Service bulletin
- [A6921702064545\_1](/bulletins/10201506.md), 2021-10-05, Service bulletin
- [A6921692056406\_2](/bulletins/10201505.md), 2021-10-05, 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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