# NHTSA recall 24V251000

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: 24V251000
- Manufacturer's number: 69GU
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2024\-04\-03
- Owners notified: 2024\-05\-08
- Component: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
- Units potentially affected: 91
- Part numbers: 4M0 959 339

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2023 Audi S5 Cabriolet, A4 Allroad, Q5 Sportback, A3 Sedan, S5 Sportback, SQ7, TT Coupe, TT Roadster, RS5 Sportback, 2024 A8, E\-Tron Quattro, E\-Tron Sportback Quattro, Q8, RSQ8, 2023\-2024 Q3, Q5, and Q7 vehicles.  An electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the occupant detection system \(ODS\) control module may loosen and deactivate the front passenger air bag.


## What can happen

A deactivated front passenger air bag will not deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the passenger seat occupant detection system control module, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on May 8, 2024. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69GU.


## 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: Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 91
- Reported remedied: 83 \(91%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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

- [2023 AUDI A3](/makes/audi/a3/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 AUDI A4 ALLROAD](/makes/audi/a4-allroad/2023/recalls.md)
- 2024 AUDI A8
- 2024 AUDI E\-TRON
- [2023 AUDI Q3](/makes/audi/q3/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 AUDI Q3](/makes/audi/q3/2024/recalls.md)
- [2023 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2024/recalls.md)
- [2023 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2024/recalls.md)
- [2024 AUDI Q8](/makes/audi/q8/2024/recalls.md)
- [2023 AUDI RS 5](/makes/audi/rs-5/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 AUDI RS Q8](/makes/audi/rs-q8/2024/recalls.md)
- [2023 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2023/recalls.md)
- 2023 AUDI S5 CABRIOLET
- [2023 AUDI SQ7](/makes/audi/sq7/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 AUDI TT](/makes/audi/tt/2023/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\_2075121\_2](/bulletins/11033476.md), 2026-06-04, Service bulletin
- [DC\_Audi\_CF\_ Airbag](/bulletins/11030980.md), 2026-04-07, Other
- [TSB\_2072023\_3](/bulletins/11025273.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin
- [A6924192072023\_2](/bulletins/11011266.md), 2024-12-04, Service bulletin
- [A6924152075121\_1](/bulletins/11009374.md), 2024-10-28, Service bulletin
- [A6924112056406\_5](/bulletins/11003002.md), 2024-07-02, Service bulletin
- [A6924112056406\_5](/bulletins/11002933.md), 2024-07-02, Service bulletin
- [WS\_Q5 Airbag light](/bulletins/11002302.md), 2024-06-25, Other
- [WS\_Q7 Airbag light](/bulletins/11002298.md), 2024-06-25, Other
- [A6924092072349\_2](/bulletins/11002241.md), 2024-06-25, 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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