# NHTSA recall 21V595000

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: 21V595000
- Manufacturer's number: 68H6
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-08\-02
- Owners notified: 2021\-08\-27
- Component: STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD; AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
- Units potentially affected: 58
- Part numbers: 4KL.857.035.B/C

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2021 Audi E\-Tron Quattro and E\-Tron Sportback Quattro vehicles.  The right hinge pin for the glove box cover may not be properly secured, allowing the glove box lid trim to interfere with the knee air bag during deployment.


## What can happen

An air bag that does not deploy properly can increase the risk of injury in a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the glove box, and secure the hinge pin as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2021.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 68H6.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2023 quarter 3 to 2024 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2024\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 58
- Reported remedied: 58 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2024 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

- [2021 AUDI E\-TRON](/makes/audi/e-tron/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.

- [TSB\_2079747\_3](/bulletins/11038066.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2078648\_4](/bulletins/11038056.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2073860\_2](/bulletins/11038039.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2068999\_5](/bulletins/11038033.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2078648\_2](/bulletins/11035818.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2073282\_1](/bulletins/11035809.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2079747\_2](/bulletins/11034681.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2079226\_5](/bulletins/11034671.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2068573\_5](/bulletins/11034651.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2074721\_3](/bulletins/11033473.md), 2026-06-04, 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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