{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"25V227000","date":"2025-04-15","owner_notified":"2025-07-15","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER","summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2022-2023 RS E-TRON GT and E-TRON GT vehicles.  The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.","consequence":"A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the seat cushion, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 15, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 74HC.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.","mfr_campaign":"74HC","part_number":"9J1.963.556.D & E","units":3773,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":4,"period_from":"2026-2","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-29","involved":3773,"remedied":3424,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":90,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2022,"make":"AUDI","model":"E-TRON GT","vehicle_id":"2022_audi_e-tron-gt","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"AUDI","model":"E-TRON GT","vehicle_id":"2023_audi_e-tron-gt","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"AUDI","model":"RS E-TRON GT","vehicle_id":"2022_audi_rs-e-tron-gt","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"AUDI","model":"RS E-TRON GT","vehicle_id":"2023_audi_rs-e-tron-gt","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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/25V227000"}