NHTSA recall 21V-874: Seats

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported November 10, 2021 · 8 affected model years

Seats recall

21V-874
November 10, 2021 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Problem
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.
Safety risk
A disabled passenger air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the connecting cable and either the heating mat or entire seat cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 74E3. This recall is an expansion of Recall 19V-547 (74D9). Vehicles previously repaired under 19V-547 will need to return for the new remedy.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign number21V874000
ManufacturerVolkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Report dateNovember 10, 2021
ComponentSeats
Fixed over the airNo

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.

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Affected vehicles

2020 Audi S43 recalls total2020 Audi A43 recalls total2020 Audi S54 recalls total2019 Audi S41 recall total2019 Audi S54 recalls total2019 Audi RS54 recalls total2019 Audi A53 recalls total2019 Audi A41 recall total

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