2004-2011 Audi A4 and Audi A6 recall: inflator module

Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc. reported this safety recall on June 1, 2016. It covers about 194,453 vehicles.

vehicles affected: 194,453
reported: Jun 1, 2016
owners notified: Apr 28, 2017
related complaints: 592

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

What is wrong: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Audi A4, and 2005-2011 Audi A6 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Audi A4, and 2005-2008 Audi A6 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Volkswagen is recalling model year 2004 Audi A4 vehicles originally sold, or registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1‑800‑822‑2834.

Recall number 16V382000

Affected vehicles

Audi A4 2004-2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Audi A6 2005-2011 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Owner complaints about the same problem

Owners of these vehicles have filed 592 complaints about airbags problems.

2005 Audi A4 2006 Audi A4 2007 Audi A4 2008 Audi A4 2008 Audi A6 2009 Audi A6 2010 Audi A6 2011 Audi A6

Questions about recall 16V382000

Is there a recall on the 2004-2011 Audi A4 and Audi A6 inflator module?

Yes. Recall 16V382000, reported on June 1, 2016, covers about 194,453 vehicles.

What is the fix for recall 16V382000?

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1‑800‑822‑2834.

Is the recall repair free?

Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.

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