{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"11V580000","date":"2011-12-06","owner_notified":"2011-12-16","manufacturer":"VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC","component":"AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW","summary":"VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL 2012 AUDI A6 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 8, 2011, THROUGH MAY 26, 2011.  DUE TO A PROBLEM IN THE STITCHING PROCESS OF THE CURTAIN AIR BAG, THE SEAM OF THE AIR BAG MAY NOT BE STITCHED PROPERLY.","consequence":"IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE HEAD CURTAIN AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY PROTECT AN OCCUPANT, INCREASING THE RISK OF AN INJURY.","remedy":"VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOTIFY ALL OWNERS AND   DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND/OR RIGHT CURTAIN AIR BAG FREE OF CHARGE.   THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2012.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.","notes":"OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":317,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2012,"make":"AUDI","model":"A6","vehicle_id":"2012_audi_a6","match":"exact","built_from":"2011-04-08","built_to":"2011-05-26"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/11V580000"}