NHTSA recall 22V652000
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 | 22V652000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 69DZ |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2022-08-29 |
| Owners notified | 2022-12-13 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 4117 |
| Part numbers | 8Y1880204 D |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 4117 |
| Reported remedied | 3873 (94%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, 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. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Audi S3, A3, and RS3 vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been folded incorrectly.
What can happen
An incorrectly folded air bag can tear, prohibiting it from deploying properly during a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69DZ.
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.
| 2022 AUDI A3 | |
|---|---|
| 2022 AUDI RS 3 | |
| 2022 AUDI S3 |
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
| TSB_2075121_2 | 2026-06-04. Service bulletin. This TSB provides information when the Airbag warning lamp lights up and event memory "B100B1B or B100A1B" is stored. |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| A6924152075121_1 | 2024-10-28. Service bulletin. This TSB provides information when the Airbag warning lamp lights up and event memory "B100B1B or B100A1B" is stored. |
| 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. |
| A6923032072076_1 | 2023-12-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the airbag warning light is on, the horn is difficult to activate; DTCs B012E11, B100011. |
| A6923992070322_4 | 2023-11-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when air bag control module test plans are not completing; DTCs B130455, B130555, B159B00, and P000000. |
| A6923982070322_3 | 2023-11-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when airbag control module test plans are not completing and DTCs B130455, B130555, B159B00. |
| A6923952070322_2 | 2023-10-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the airbag control module test plans are not completing; DTCs B130455, B130555, B159B00. |
| 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. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.