NHTSA recall 21V874000
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 | 21V874000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 74E3 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2021-11-10 |
| Owners notified | 2022-01-07 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER; SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 208332 |
| Part numbers | 8W0963556* / 8W0881406* / 8W7881406* |
| Report | Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-23 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 208332 |
| Reported remedied | 174690 (83%) |
| Reported unreachable | 40 |
| 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.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, and Audi S5 Sportback vehicles. The cable connecting the seat heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing 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
Dealers will replace the connecting cable and either the heating mat or entire seat cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 74E3. This recall is an expansion of Recall 19V-547 (74D9). Vehicles previously repaired under 19V-547 will need to return for the new remedy.
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.
| 2017 AUDI A4 | |
|---|---|
| 2018 AUDI A4 | |
| 2019 AUDI A4 | |
| 2020 AUDI A4 | |
| 2018 AUDI A5 | |
| 2019 AUDI A5 | |
| 2020 AUDI A5 | |
| 2018 AUDI RS 5 | |
| 2019 AUDI RS 5 | |
| 2018 AUDI S4 | Built 2016-11-25 to 2018-07-30. |
| 2019 AUDI S4 | |
| 2020 AUDI S4 | |
| 2018 AUDI S5 | Built 2017-02-12 to 2018-07-27. |
| 2019 AUDI S5 | |
| 2020 AUDI S5 |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| DC_Audi_CF_ Airbag | 2026-04-07. Other. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used vehicles. |
|---|---|
| TSB_2071893_2 | 2025-05-03. Service bulletin. This TSB provides damage assessment guidelines for textile seat covers. |
| A6924112056406_5 | 2024-07-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when the airbag warning light is on, DTC B13BCF2 stored in the airbag control module. |
| A6924112056406_5 | 2024-07-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when the airbag warning light is on, DTC B13BCF2 stored in the airbag control module. |
| A9124602067021_5 | 2024-02-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when there is a malfunction with the garage door opener, Sirius XM, Online radio, or other malfunctions; DTC B129B11, B129C22, B123C13, U044700, or B200000. |
| A7223522062113_5 | 2024-01-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the rear backrest release in the luggage compartment is inoperative. |
| A7223512072225_1 | 2024-01-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin requests that technicians create a record in the Pending Service Solutions database in instances where there is noise from the backrest of the front seat. |
| A6923912056406_4 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the airbag warning light is on and DTC B13BCF2 is stored in the airbag control module. |
| A6923902051242_7 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides instructions for when the airbag light is illuminated in the DIS, and may also be illuminated in the overhead console, and it is accompanied by DTC B122551. |
| A7223462069350_1 | 2023-06-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the starter battery is discharged, and the vehicle cannot be started due to the front adjustment seat switch becoming jammed. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.