{"vehicle":{"id":"2018_audi_a4","year":2018,"make":"Audi","model":"A4"},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2021688","date":"2021-11-10","manufacturer":null,"component":"Airbag","summary":"Issue:\nOn certain vehicles, the passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction. This could cause the airbag system to turn off the passenger-front airbag even when a passenger is seated. Note: This problem would cause an error message to display on the instrument panel and a warning chime to sound. The airbag indicator light would also display \"passenger airbag off\".\nAdditional note: For the 2020 model year A5 model, only the A5 Sportback is affected by this recall.\n\nSafety Risk:\nAn airbag that is turned off could increase the risk of injury to a passenger in a crash.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nAudi will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a dealer to inspect the front passenger seat. Depending on the seat type, the dealer will either replace the seat heating mat including the connecting cable or the entire seat cover.","mfr_campaign":"74E3","units":35107,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["A4"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2021688"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"21V874000","date":"2021-11-10","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER; SEATS","summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, and Audi S5 Sportback vehicles.  The cable connecting the seat heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.","mfr_campaign":"74E3","units":208332,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["A4"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/21V874000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2019361","date":"2019-07-24","manufacturer":null,"component":"Airbag","summary":"Issue:\nOn certain vehicles, the passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction. This could cause the airbag system to turn off the passenger-front airbag even when a passenger is seated. Note: This problem would cause an error message to display on the instrument panel and a warning chime to sound. The airbag indicator light would also display \"passenger airbag off\".\n\nSafety Risk:\nAn airbag that is turned off could increase the risk of injury to a passenger in a crash.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nThe company will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a dealer to install cable ties on the wiring harness under the front passenger seat.","mfr_campaign":"74D9","units":26386,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["A4"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2019361"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2017520","date":"2017-10-26","manufacturer":null,"component":"Other","summary":"On certain vehicles, the aluminum trim on the front and rear door speaker covers could come loose. If this were to occur, the loosened trim may bend away from the speaker cover and could expose sharp edges, which could increase the risk of injury to occupants. Correction: Dealers will remove the aluminum trim from the speaker covers and replace the trim with an updated part. Note: For the A5 model, it is only the A5 Sportback that is involved in this campaign.","mfr_campaign":"70G6","units":5073,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["A4"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2017520"}],"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":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}