# Transport Canada recall 2018059

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2018059
- Manufacturer's number: 69R6
- Reported: 2018\-01\-30
- Component: Airbag
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 26340

## What is wrong

On certain vehicles, long\-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the driver frontal airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. As a result, if the vehicle were involved in a collision that warrants airbag deployment, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle occupants, and the airbag assembly could be damaged, preventing proper function. These issues could increase the risk of injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the driver frontal airbag inflator. Note: Canadian climate results in the propellant degrading slowly. The recall is being conducted as a precaution to address future risk, and is expected to replace airbag inflators before their function would be affected. Additional Note: For the Audi A4, S4, A5 and S5 models, this campaign only affects the Cabriolet versions of these models. Also to Note: This recall supersedes the Audi brand vehicles subject to recall 2016\-064 \(Audi Recall 69N1\) and 2016\-065 \(69N2\). Audi brand vehicles completed under the previous 2016\-064 and 2016\-065 recalls require repair under this recall, as the previous recall remedy was an interim repair. Interim repair parts must be replaced with final repair parts.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2006 AUDI A3](/makes/audi/a3/2006/recalls.md)
- [2007 AUDI A3](/makes/audi/a3/2007/recalls.md)
- [2008 AUDI A3](/makes/audi/a3/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 AUDI A3](/makes/audi/a3/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 AUDI A3](/makes/audi/a3/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 AUDI A3](/makes/audi/a3/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 AUDI A3](/makes/audi/a3/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 AUDI A3](/makes/audi/a3/2013/recalls.md)
- [2007 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2007/recalls.md)
- [2008 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2012/recalls.md)
- [2009 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2012/recalls.md)
- [2007 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2007/recalls.md)
- [2008 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2008/recalls.md)
- [2009 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2012/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
- [TRMDMV\_MA\_Audi](/bulletins/10233620.md), 2023-04-06, Service bulletin
- [TRMDMV\_NM\_Audi](/bulletins/10233612.md), 2023-04-06, Service bulletin
- [TRMDMV\_CO\_Audi](/bulletins/10232111.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin
- [DC\_Rings\_VOL10](/bulletins/10232062.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin
- [97133520334121](/bulletins/10226464.md), 2022-11-21, Service bulletin
- [TRMDMV\_NY\_Audi](/bulletins/10225524.md), 2022-11-04, Service bulletin
- [TRMDMV\_PR\_Audi](/bulletins/10216495.md), 2022-08-04, Service bulletin
- [TRMDMV\_GA\_Audi](/bulletins/10214793.md), 2022-07-01, Service bulletin
- [TRMDMV\_CA\_Audi](/bulletins/10211919.md), 2022-06-07, 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2018059](/v1/recalls/tc/2018059)

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