# 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\* ## 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. ## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported - 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. ## Vehicles this campaign lists - [2017 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2017/recalls.md) - [2018 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2018/recalls.md) - [2019 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2019/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2020/recalls.md) - [2018 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2018/recalls.md) - [2019 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2019/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2020/recalls.md) - [2018 AUDI RS 5](/makes/audi/rs-5/2018/recalls.md) - [2019 AUDI RS 5](/makes/audi/rs-5/2019/recalls.md) - [2018 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2018/recalls.md). Built 2016\-11\-25 to 2018\-07\-30. - [2019 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2019/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2020/recalls.md) - [2018 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-02\-12 to 2018\-07\-27. - [2019 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2019/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2020/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 - [TSB\_2071893\_2](/bulletins/11017621.md), 2025-05-03, Service bulletin - [A6924112056406\_5](/bulletins/11003002.md), 2024-07-02, Service bulletin - [A6924112056406\_5](/bulletins/11002933.md), 2024-07-02, Service bulletin - [A9124602067021\_5](/bulletins/10249225.md), 2024-02-06, Service bulletin - [A7223522062113\_5](/bulletins/10248164.md), 2024-01-04, Service bulletin - [A7223512072225\_1](/bulletins/10247137.md), 2024-01-04, Service bulletin - [A6923912056406\_4](/bulletins/10238396.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin - [A6923902051242\_7](/bulletins/10238177.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin - [A7223462069350\_1](/bulletins/10236628.md), 2023-06-06, 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) JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V874000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V874000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2021V874000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F21V874000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2021V874000)